Invasive Species in Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Species Profiles

Species Profiles • Nine invasive species • Chesapeake Bay Program invasive species • Species resources

Chesapeake Bay Program invasive species

A team of federal, state, and local stakeholders identified six species of interest – mute swan, nutria, purple loosestrife, Phragmites, water chestnut, and zebra mussel – as priorities for management efforts in the Chesapeake Bay.