Control Methods and Background Information
for Selected Aquatic Invasive Species
in the Mississippi River Basin

Below are lists of known available control methods for a select number of invasive aquatic and wetland species.
Select a type of control from the pull-down menu to view links to information about each procedure (links will open
in a new window).

Key: = Present in the MRBP region = Not yet known in the MRBP region

*This web page is provided for informational purposes only. The MRBP does not make any claims as to which control/eradication methods are "best," and is not responsible for the content of external links. Please contact your state or provincial permitting agency for guidance before implementing any of these techniques.

Eurasian Watermilfoil
(Myriophyllum spicatum)

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Curly-leaf Pondweed
(Potamogeton crispus)

Hydrilla
(Hydrilla verticillata)

Salvinia spp.

Water Hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes)

Phragmites spp.

Western Salt Cedar
(Tamarix spp.)

Whirling Disease
(Myxobolus cerebralis)

Yellow Perch Parasite
(Heterosporis)

Carp Spring Viremia
(Rhabdovirus carpio)

Spiny Waterflea
(Bythotrephes cederstroemi)

Fishhook Waterflea
(Cercopagis pengoi)

Rusty Crayfish
(Orconectes rusticus)

Red Swamp Crayfish
(Procambarus clarkia)

Zebra Mussel
(Dreissena polymorpha)

Quagga Mussel
(Dreissena bugensis)

Asian Clam
(Corbicula fluminea)

New Zealand Mudsnail
(Potamopyrgus antipodarum)

Southern Mapleleaf Mussel
(Quadrula apiculata)

Common Carp
(Cyprinus carpio)

Bighead Carp
(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)

Silver Carp
(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Black Carp
(Mylopharyngodon piceus)

Grass Carp
(Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Round Goby
(Neogobius melanostomus)

Nutria
(Myocastor coypus)

Last modified 12/24/2007