Invasive species are EXTREMELY BAD for our environment.

IF Artificial superintelligence (ASI) is uncontrolled, THEN ASI will become a competitive invasive species in our environment. (Hint: VERY BAD for human survival because ASI will evolve at the speed of light.)

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Common NameScientific Name
African Clawed FrogXenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) (ITIS)
African Swine FeverAfrican swine fever virus (Alonso et al. 2018)
Africanized HoneybeeApis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Ellis and Ellis 2008; Sheppard and Smith 2000)
Air PotatoDioscorea bulbifera L. (ITIS)
Alder DiebackPhytophthora ×alni (Brasier & S.A. Kirk) Husson, Ioos & Marçais (Husson et al. 2015)
AlewifeAlosa pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811) (ITIS)
AlligatorweedAlternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. (ITIS)
American BullfrogLithobates catesbeianus (formerly known as Rana catesbeiana) (ITIS)
Argentine Black and White TeguSalvator merianae (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) (formerly known as Tupinambis merianae) (Harvey et al. 2012)
Asian Citrus PsyllidDiaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908 (ITIS; name is valid but unverified)
Asian ClamCorbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774) (ITIS)
Asian Jumping WormAmynthas spp. (CABI)
Asian Long-Horned BeetleAnoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky, 1853) (ITIS)
Asian Longhorned TickHaemaphysalis longicornis Neumann, 1901 (ITIS)
Asian Shore CrabHemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan, 1853) (ITIS)
Asian Swamp EelMonopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) (ITIS)
Asian Tiger MosquitoAedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) (ITIS)
Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellata Thunb. (ITIS)
Avian InfluenzaAlphainfluenzavirus influenzae (ICTV 2023)
Beach VitexVitex rotundifolia L. f. (ITIS)
Beech Bark DiseaseNeonectria spp. (Cale et al. 2015)
Beech Leaf DiseaseLitylenchus crenatae mccannii ssp. n. (Carta et al. 2020)
Bighead CarpHypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845) (ITIS)
Black CarpMylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846) (ITIS)
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Mally and Nuss 2010)
Boxwood BlightCalonectria pseudonaviculata (Crous, J.Z. Groenew. & C.F. Hill) L. Lombard, M.J. Wingf. & Crous. (Lombard et al. 2010)
Brazilian PeppertreeSchinus terebinthifolius Raddi (ITIS)
Brazilian WaterweedEgeria densa Planch. (ITIS)
British YellowheadInula britannica L. (ITIS)
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys Stål (ITIS)
Brown Spruce Longhorned BeetleTetropium fuscum (Fabricius, 1787) (CABI)
Brown Tree SnakeBoiga irregularis (Merrem, 1802) (ITIS)
Burmese PythonPython molurus bivittatus Kuhl, 1820 (ITIS)
Butternut CankerOphiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum (Nair, Kostichka, & Kuntz) Broders & Boland (Broders and Boland 2011)
Cactus MothCactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Zimmermann et al. 2004)
Callery PearPyrus calleryana Decne. (ITIS)
Canada ThistleCirsium arvense (L.) Scop (ITIS)
Cane ToadRhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758); formerly Bufo marinus (ITIS)
Caulerpa, Mediterranean CloneCaulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agandh (ITIS; name is accepted but unverified)
Channeled Apple SnailPomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1828) (ITIS)
Chestnut BlightCryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr (formerly known as Endothia parasitica) (ITIS)
Chilli ThripsScirtothrips dorsalis Hood, 1919 (ITIS)
Chinese Mitten CrabEriocheir sinensis (ITIS)
Chinese PrivetLigustrum sinense Lour. (ITIS)
Chinese TallowTriadica sebifera (L.) Small (ITIS)
Chrysanthemum White RustPuccinia horiana Henn. (Whipps 1993)
Citrus Black SpotPhyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) van der Aa (Wikee et al. 2011)
Citrus CankerXanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri
Citrus GreeningCandidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
Citrus Longhorned BeetleAnoplophora chinensis (Forster) (Haack et al. 2010)
Classical Swine FeverPestivirus suis (ICTV 2023)
Clubbed TunicateStyela clava Herdman, 1881 (ITIS)
Coconut Rhinoceros BeetleOryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus) (CABI)
CogongrassImperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (ITIS)
Colonial Sea SquirtDidemnum vexillum Kott, 2002 (Stefaniak et al. 2009)
Common BuckthornRhamnus cathartica L. (ITIS)
Common Pine Shoot BeetleTomicus piniperda L. (CABI)
Common ReedPhragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (ITIS)
Common TeaselDipsacus fullonum L. (ITIS)
Curly PondweedPotamogeton crispus L. (ITIS)
Dalmatian ToadflaxLinaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. (ITIS)
DidymoDidymosphenia geminata (Lyngb.) M. Schmidt (ITIS)
Diffuse KnapweedCentaurea diffusa Lam. (ITIS)
Dogwood AnthracnoseDiscula destructiva Redlin (1991) (Redlin 1991)
Downy BromeBromus tectorum L. (ITIS)
Dutch Elm DiseaseOphiostoma ulmi (Buisman) Nannf. and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi Brasier (ITIS)
Emerald Ash BorerAgrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 (ITIS)
English IvyHedera spp. (Green at al. 2013)
Eurasian RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus (Linnaeus, 1758) (ITIS)
Eurasian WatermilfoilMyriophyllum spicatum L. (ITIS)
European Cherry Fruit FlyRhagoletis cerasi L. (ITIS)
European Grapevine MothLobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Gilligan et al. 2011)
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (ITIS)
European Spruce Bark BeetleIps typographus L. (Cognato and Sun 2007)
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 (ITIS)
False Codling MothThaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick), formerly known as Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Gilligan et al. 2011)
Fig ButtercupFicaria verna Huds. (formerly known as Ranunculus ficaria L.) (Emadzade et al. 2010)
Flathead CatfishPylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1819) (ITIS)
Flighted Spongy Moth ComplexLymantria dispar asiatica Vnukovskij, Lymantria dispar japonica (Motschulsky), Lymantria albescensHori and Umeno, Lymantria umbrosa (Butler), and Lymantria postalba Inoue (Djoumad et al. 2020)
Foot and Mouth DiseaseFamily Picornaviridae, genus Aphthovirus (Belsham 1993)
Formosan Subterranean TermiteCoptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909 (ITIS)
FowlpoxAvipoxvirus (Pringle 1999)
Gambian Giant Pouched RatCricetomys gambianus Waterhouse, 1840 (ITIS)
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande (ITIS)
Giant African SnailLissachatina fulica (Bowdich) (CABI) Note: Achatina fulica was recently redesignated Lissachatina fulica, largely on the basis of Mead’s (1961) observations (Naggs, 2002).
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier (ITIS)
Giant ReedArundo donax L. (ITIS)
Giant SalviniaSalvinia molesta D. S. Mitch. (ITIS)
Gladiolus RustUromyces transversalis (Thüm.) G. Winter (1884) (Beilharz et al. 2001)
Glassy-Winged SharpshooterHomalodisca vitripennis (Germar) (Formerly known as Homalodisca coagulata) (Takiya et al. 2006)
Golden BambooPhyllostachys aurea Carrière ex Rivière & C. Rivière (ITIS)
Golden MusselLimnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) (CABI)
Golden NematodeGlobodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber, 1923) (CABI)
Grass CarpCtenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844) (ITIS)
Hairy WhitetopLepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz (formerly known as Cardaria pubescens) (ITIS)
Hammerhead WormBipalium kewense Moseley, 1878 (ITIS)
Hemlock Woolly AdelgidAdelges tsugae (Annand) (Annand 1928)
HoundstongueCynoglossum officinale L. (ITIS)
HydrillaHydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle (ITIS)
Japanese BarberryBerberis thunbergii DC. (ITIS)
Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica Newman, 1841 (ITIS)
Japanese Climbing FernLygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw. (ITIS)
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica Thunb. (ITIS)
Japanese KnotweedFallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr. (ITIS)
Japanese SpiraeaSpiraea japonica L. f. (ITIS)
Japanese StiltgrassMicrostegium vimineum (Trin.) Camus (ITIS)
JohnsongrassSorghum halepense (L.) Pers. (ITIS)
Karnal BuntTilletia indica Mitra (1931) (Bishnoi et al. 2020)
Khapra BeetleTrogoderma granarium Everts, 1899 (ITIS)
Killer ShrimpDikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) (CABI)
KudzuPueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep (ITIS)
Kudzu BugMegacopta cribraria (F.) (Eger et al. 2010)
Late BlightPhytophthora infestans (Montagne) Bary (ITIS)
Laurel WiltRaffaelea lauricola sp. nov. T.C. Harr. Fraedrich & Aghayeva (Harrington et al. 2008)
Leafy SpurgeEuphorbia esula L. (ITIS)
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana (Walker, 1863) (Brown et al. 2010)
LionfishPterois volitans (Linnaeus) (ITIS)
Mediterranean Fruit FlyCeratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) (ITIS)
MedusaheadTaeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski (ITIS)
MelaleucaMelaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S. T. Blake (ITIS)
Mexican Fruit FlyAnastrepha ludens (Loew, 1873) (ITIS)
Mile-A-Minute WeedPersicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross (formerly known as Polygonum perfoliatum L.) (ITIS)
Multiflora RoseRosa multiflora Thunb. (ITIS)
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans L. (ITIS)
New Guinea FlatwormPlatydemus manokwari de Beauchamp, 1962 (ITIS)
New Zealand Mud SnailPotamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray, 1853) (ITIS)
Nile PerchLates niloticus (ITIS)
Northern Giant HornetVespa mandarinia Smith, 1852 (Perrard et al. 2013)
Northern SnakeheadChanna argus (ITIS)
Nun MothLymantria monacha (Linnaeus) (CABI)
NutriaMyocastor coypus Molina (ITIS)
Oak WiltBretziella fagacearum (Bretz) Z.W. deBeer, Marinc., T.A. Duong & M.J. Wingf., comb. nov. (de Beer et al. 2017)
Old World BollwormHelicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1809) (Pogue 2004)
Old World Climbing FernLygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br. (ITIS)
Oriental BittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus Thunb. (ITIS)
Oriental Fruit FlyBactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) (ITIS)
Oxygen WeedLagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss (ITIS)
Pale Cyst NematodeGlobodera pallida Stone 1973 (CABI)
Palmer AmaranthAmaranthus palmeri S.Watson  (ITIS)
Pink BollwormPectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Naranjo et al. 2002)
Pink Hibiscus MealybugMaconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (ITIS; name is valid but unverified)
Plum PoxPlum pox virus (Wylie et al. 2017)
Princess TreePaulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud. (ITIS)
Purple LoosestrifeLythrum salicaria L. (ITIS)
Purple Star ThistleCentaurea calcitrapa L. (ITIS)
QuackgrassElymus repens (L.) Gould subsp. repens (ITIS)
Quagga MusselDreissena rostriformis bugensis (Andrusov, 1897); formerly known as Dreissena bugensis (CABI)
Red Imported Fire AntSolenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 (ITIS)
Red-Bellied PacuPiaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1817) (ITIS)
Red-Eared SliderTrachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839) (ITIS)
Round GobyNeogobius melanostomus (Pallas 1814) (ITIS)
Russian KnapweedRhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo (ITIS)
Russian OliveElaeagnus angustifolia L. (ITIS)
Russian Wheat AphidDiuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) (CABI)
Rusty CrayfishOrconectes rusticus (Girard, 1852) (ITIS)
Sacred BambooNandina domestica Thunb. (ITIS)
SaltcedarTamarix spp. (ITIS)
Scotch BroomCytisus scoparius (L.) Link (ITIS)
Scotch ThistleOnopordum acanthium L. (ITIS)
ScrewwormCochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (ITIS; name is valid but unverified)
Sea LampreyPetromyzon marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (ITIS)
Siberian MothDendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov (EFSA et al. 2018)
Silver CarpHypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844) (ITIS)
Silverleaf WhiteflyBemisia tabaci Gennadius biotype B (CABI)
Sirex WoodwaspSirex noctilio F. (Goulet 2012)
Southern Bacterial WiltRalstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (CABI)
Soybean Cyst NematodeHeterodera glycines (ITIS; name is valid but unverified)
Soybean RustPhakopsora pachyrhizi, Phakopsora meibomiae (CABI)
Spiny Water FleaBythotrephes longimanus (Leydig, 1860) (ITIS)
Spongy MothLymantria dispar Linnaeus (ITIS)
Spotted KnapweedCentaurea stoebe L. subsp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek (ITIS)
Spotted LanternflyLycorma delicatula (White) (Barringer et al. 2015)
Spotted Wing DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) (CABI)
St. JohnswortHypericum perforatum L. (ITIS)
Sudden Oak DeathPhytophthora ramorum Werres, de Cock & Man in’t Veld (Kliejunas 2010)
Sweet Orange ScabElsinoë australis Bitancourt and Jenkins (CABI)
Thousand Cankers Black Walnut DiseaseGeosmithia morbida (Kolařík et al. 2011)
Tomato Leaf MinerTuta absoluta (Meyrick) (CABI)
Tree-of-HeavenAilanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (ITIS)
Tropical Bont TickAmblyomma variegatum (Fabricius, 1794) (CABI)
Tropical Soda AppleSolanum viarum Dunal (ITIS)
Varroa MiteVarroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman, 2000)
Veined Rapa WhelkRapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) (CABI)
Viral Hemorrhagic SepticemiaNovirhabdovirus sp. (Family Rhabdoviridae) (Kim and Faisal 2011)
Virulent Newcastle DiseaseAvian paramyxovirus 1 (APMV-1) (Amarasinghe et al. 2019)
Water ChestnutTrapa natans L. (ITIS)
Water HyacinthEichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (ITIS)
Water LettucePistia stratiotes L. Royle (ITIS)
Water SpinachIpomoea aquatica Forssk. (ITIS)
West Nile VirusOrthoflavivirus nilense (ICTV 2023)
Whirling DiseaseMyxobolus cerebralis (CABI)
White Pine Blister RustCronartium ribicola A. Dietr. (ITIS; name is accepted but unverified)
White Spotted JellyfishPhyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld 1884 (ITIS)
White-Nose SyndromeFungus, formerly known as Geomyces destructans is now known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd. (Minnis and Lindner 2013)
WhitetopLepidium draba L. Desv. (formerly known as Cardaria draba) (ITIS)
Wild BoarSus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (ITIS)
WitchweedStriga asiatica (L.) Kuntze (ITIS)
Yellow Star ThistleCentaurea solstitialis L. (ITIS)
Yellow ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris Mill. (ITIS)
Zebra MusselDreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) (ITIS)
Zika Virus Disease

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