Species eligible for research from MITPPC

The following are the plants, plant pathogens, and invertebrate species that the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests (MITPPC) has identified as top priorities for research. They are eligible for funding.

Funded research projects must address one or more priority species listed on this page AND one or more research themes.

Species by taxonomy

Last updated December 2023

Plants

Priority plants and evaluations listed alphabetically by scientific name
Scientific name	Common name and evaluation link
Acer platanoides	Norway maple evaluation
Ailanthus altissima	tree of heaven evaluation
Alliaria petiolata	garlic mustard evaluation
Amaranthus palmeri	Palmer amaranth evaluation
Berberis x ottawensis (B. thunbergii x B. vulgaris), B. thunbergii; B. vulgaris	Ottawa/hybrid barberry evaluation; Japanese barberry evaluation; common barberry evaluation
Bromus inermis; Poa pratensis	smooth brome evaluation; Kentucky bluegrass evaluation
Butomus umbellatus	flowering rush evaluation
Carduus acanthoides	spiny plumeless thistle evaluation
Celastrus orbiculatus	round leaf bittersweet evaluation
Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos; C. diffusa; C. solstitialis	spotted knapweed evaluation; diffuse knapweed evaluation; yellow star thistle evaluation
Cirsium arvense	Canada thistle evaluation
Coronilla varia	crown vetch evaluation
Cotoneaster lucidus	hedge cotoneaster evaluation
Elaeagnus angustifolia	Russian olive evaluation
Euphorbia esula	leafy spurge evaluation
Frangula alnus; Rhamnus cathartica	glossy buckthorn evaluation; common buckthorn evaluation
Glyceria maxima	tall mannagrass evaluation
Gypsophila paniculata	baby’s breath evaluation
Leucanthemum vulgare	oxeye daisy evaluation
Linaria vulgaris	butter-and-eggs evaluation
Lonicera maackii; L. morrowii; L. tatarica; L. japonica; L. x bella	Amur honeysuckle evaluation; Morrow's honeysuckle evaluation; Tatarian honeysuckle evaluation; Japanese honeysuckle evaluation; showy fly honeysuckle evaluation
Lupinus polyphyllus	large-leaved lupine evaluation
Microstegium vimineum	Japanese stiltgrass evaluation
Pastinaca sativa	wild parsnip evaluation
Phragmites australis subsp. australis	European common reed evaluation
Polygonum cuspidatum, P. sachalinense	Japanese knotweed evaluation; giant knotweed evaluation
Pueraria montana	kudzu evaluation
Ranunculus acris	tall buttercup evaluation
Robinia pseudoacacia	black locust evaluation
Salix x fragilis	whitecrack willow evaluation
Sorbaria sorbifolia	false spirea evaluation
Tanacetum vulgare	common tansy evaluation
Typha x glauca; T. angustifolia	hybrid cattail evaluation; narrow leaf cattail evaluation
Ulmus pumila	Siberian elm evaluation
Viburnum opulus var. opulus	European highbush cranberry evaluation
Vincetoxicum nigrum	black swallowwort evaluation

Plant pathogens

Priority plant pathogens and evaluations listed alphabetically by scientific name
Scientific name	Common name and evaluation link
Amylostereum areolatum	associate fungus of Sirex woodwasp evaluation
Arceuthobium americanum	American dwarf mistletoe evaluation
Bretziella fagacearum (formerly Ceratocystis fagacearum)	oak wilt evaluation
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris', 'Ca. P. solani'	Aster yellows evaluation, stolbur phytoplasma evaluation
Cronartium ribicola, C. flaccidum	white pine blister rust evaluation, Scots pine blister rust evaluation
Fusarium virguliforme, F. graminearum	soybean sudden death evaluation, Fusarium head blight evaluation
Geosmithia morbida	thousand cankers disease evaluation
Globodera pallida; G. rostochiensis	pale cyst nematode evaluation; golden cyst nematode evaluation
Heterobasidion irregulare	annosum root rot evaluation
Heterodera latipons, H. filipjevi	cereal cyst nematode (H. latipons) evaluation; cereal cyst nematode (H. filipjevi) evaluation
Heterodera schachtii	sugarbeet cyst nematode evaluation
Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	ash dieback evaluation
Macrophomina phaseolina	charcoal rot evaluation
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi	Dutch elm disease evaluation
Phyllachora maydis	corn tar spot evaluation
Phytophthora ramorum, P. infestans, P. alni subsp. alni	sudden oak death evaluation, late blight evaluation, alder root rot evaluation
Raffaelea quercivora	Japanese oak wilt evaluation
Ralstonia solanacearum, Race 3, biovar 2	potato brown rot evaluation
Synchytrium endobioticum	potato wart evaluation
Tilletia controversa (cereal strain)	dwarf bunt of wheat evaluation

Invertebrates

Priority invertebrates and evaluations listed alphabetically by scientific name
Scientific name	Common name and evaluation link
Agrilus plannipennis; A. biguttatus	emerald ash borer evaluation; oak splendor beetle evaluation
Anoplophora glabripennis	Asian longhorned beetle evaluation
Aphis glycines	soybean aphid evaluation
Dendroctonus ponderosae	mountain pine beetle evaluation
Drosophila suzukii	spotted wing drosophila evaluation
Eupoecilia ambiguella	European grape berry moth evaluation
Halyomorpha halys	brown marmorated stink bug evaluation
Helicoverpa armigera	old world bollworm evaluation
Ips typographus	European spruce bark beetle evaluation
Lumbricus rubellus; Amynthas spp.	leaf worm evaluation; jumping worms evaluation
Lymantria dispar dispar; L. dispar asiatica	spongy moth evaluation; flighted spongy moth evaluation
Popillia japonica	Japanese beetle evaluation
Scolytus schevyrewi; S. multistriatus	banded elm bark beetle evaluation; European elm bark beetle evaluation
Sirex noctilio	Sirex woodwasp evaluation
Spodoptera littoralis	Egyptian cottonworm evaluation
Tetropium fuscum	brown spruce longhorned beetle evaluation

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