Invasive Species Profiles

Here is a list of some invasive species that currently found in New Brunswick or could arrive that are of great concern.

This is not a complete list, and we will continue to add information on other invasive species.

Fish and Aquatic Animals
Aquatic Plants
Terrestrial Plants
Forest Pests
Terrestrial Wildlife and Pathogens

Fish and Aquatic Animals

  • Goldfish

  • Invasive Gamefish

  • Green Crab

  • Invasive Crayfish

  • Red-eared Sliders

  • Asian Carp

  • Zebra/Quagga Mussels

Aquatic Plants

  • Eurasian Watermilfoil

Terrestrial Plants

  • Giant Hogweed

  • Glossy Buckthorn

  • Japanese Knotweed

  • Woodland Angelica

  • Garlic Mustard

  • Invasive Phragmites

  • Oriental Bittersweet

  • Japanese Barberry

  • Dog-Strangling Vine

Forest Pests

  • Emerald Ash Borer

  • Spongy Moth

  • Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

  • Asian Longhorned Beetle

  • Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle

  • Jumping Worms

  • Spotted Lanternfly

Terrestrial Wildlife and Pathogens

  • Wild Pigs

  • European Rabbits

  • White-nose Syndrome