Diseases and Other Organisms

The table below is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all invasive species in Maryland, but includes species of concern to the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC). This list includes all updates approved as of the July 18, 2019 MISC meeting.

Scientific NameCommon NameTaxaTypeHabitatRegulated in Mid-Atlantic / US
Rhizoctonia theobromaeVascular streak dieback of cacaoPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialN/A
Meloidogyne enterolobiiGuava root-knot nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialN/A
Anguillicola crassusParasitic nematode of eelsAnimal PathogenNematodeAquaticN/A
Acidovorax avenae ssp. citrulliBacterial fruit blotchPlant PathogenBacteriumTerrestrialN/A
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidisAmphibian disease chytridiomycosisAnimal PathogenFungusAquaticN/A
Batrachochytrium salamandrivoransSalamander chytrid diseaseAnimal PathogenFungusAquaticN/A
Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccanniiBeech leaf diseasePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialN/A
Calonectria pseudonaviculataBoxwood blightPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialMD, PA, USDA
Carlavirus BlScVBlueberry scorch virus (BLSV)Plant PathogenVirusTerrestrialN/A
Ceratocystis fagacearumOak wiltPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Cronartium ribicolaWhite pine blister rustPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialDE,NJ, VA, WV, USDA
Cryphonectria parasiticaChestnut blight or cankerPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialN/A
Discula destructivaDogwood anthracnosePlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Emaravirus RRDRose rosette disease (RRD)Plant PathogenVirusTerrestrialN/A
Geosmithia morbidaThousand cankers diseasePlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialPA, VA, WV, USDA
Globodera pallidaWhite potato cyst nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialUSDA
Globodera rostochiensisPotato cyst nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialNJ, USDA
Haplosporidium nelsoniMSX of oystersAnimal PathogenProtozoanAquaticN/A
Heterodera glycinesSoybean cyst nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialUSDA
Heterodera zeaeCorn cyst nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialUSDA
Ilarvirus BlShVBlueberry shock virusPlant PathogenVirusTerrestrialN/A
Meloidogyne chitwoodiColumbia root-knot nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialN/A
Meloidogyne haplaNorthern root-knot nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialN/A
Meloidogyne incognitaSouthern root-knot nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialN/A
Meloidogyne minorRoot-knot nematodePlant PathogenNematodeTerrestrialN/A
Myxobolus cerebralisWhirling diseaseAnimal PathogenCnidariaAquaticN/A
Neonectria ditissimaBeech bark diseasePlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Neonectria faginataNeonectria cankerPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Novirhabdovirus spp.Infectious haematopeietic necrosis virus, viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS)Animal PathogenVirusAquaticN/A
Ophiostoma novo-ulmiDutch elm disease (Novi-ulmi)Plant PathogenFungusTerrestrialN/A
Ophiostoma ulmiDutch elm diseasePlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialN/A
Perkinsus marinusDermo diseaseAnimal PathogenProtozoanAquaticN/A
Phakopsora pachyrhiziSoybean rustPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Phytophthora alniPhytophthora disease of aldersPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Phytophthora lateralisPhytophthora root disease of Port Orford cedarPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Phytophthora ramorumSudden oak deathPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Phytoplasma MLOX-diseasePlant PathogenBacteriumTerrestrialN/A
Potyvirus PPVPlum pox virus (PPV)Plant PathogenVirusTerrestrialUSDA
Pseudogymnoascus destructansWhite-nose syndromeAnimal PathogenFungusTerrestrialN/A
Puccinia hemerocallidisDaylily rustPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Puccinia horianaChrysanthemum white rustPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Raffaelea lauricolaLaurel wiltPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialN/A
Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2Potato brown wiltPlant PathogenBacteriumTerrestrialUSDA
Ranavirus spp.Amphibian ranavirusesAnimal PathogenVirusAquaticN/A
Rhizobium radiobacterCrown gallPlant PathogenBacteriumTerrestrialN/A
Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearumButternut cankerPlant PathogenFungusTerrestrialUSDA
Spiroplasma kunkeliiCorn stuntPlant PathogenBacteriumTerrestrialN/A
Tobamovirus TMVTobacco mosaic virus (TMV)Plant PathogenVirusTerrestrialN/A
Tospovirus TSWVTomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)Plant PathogenVirusTerrestrialN/A
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agentsChronic wasting diseaseAnimal PathogenPrionTerrestrialN/A
Xanthomonas campestrisBacterial streak, black rot, and blightPlant PathogenBacteriumTerrestrialUSDA
Xylella fastidiosaBacterial leaf scorchPlant PathogenBacteriumTerrestrialUSDA