Insects

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 April 18, 2024 MISC meeting.

Scientific NameCommon NameOrderRegulated in Mid-Atlantic / US
Adelges tsugaeHemlock woolly adelgidHemipteraUSDA
Agrilus planipennisEmerald ash borerColeopteraUSDA
Anoplophora glabripennisAsian longhorned beetleColeopteraUSDA
Aproceros leucopodaElm zigzag sawflyHymenopteraN/A
Cydalima perspectalisBox tree mothLepidopteraN/A
Cyrtepistomus castaneusAsiatic oak weevilColeopteraN/A
Drosophila suzukiiSpotted wing drosophilaDipteraMD, USDA
Exomala orientalisOriental beetleColeopteraN/A
Halyomorpha halysBrown marmorated stink bugHemipteraUSDA
Harmonia axyridisMulticolored Asian lady beetleColeopteraN/A
Linepithema humileArgentine antHymenopteraN/A
Lycorma delicatulaSpotted lanternflyHemipteraDE, PA, USDA
Lymantria dispar disparSpongy mothLepidopteraVA, WV, USDA
Maladera castaneaAsiatic garden beetleColeopteraN/A
Mantis religiosaEuropean/praying mantisMantodeaN/A
Megacopta cribrariaKudzu bugHemipteraN/A
Monomorium pharaonisPharaoh antHymenopteraN/A
Murgantia histrionicaHarlequin bugHemipteraUSDA
Nylanderia fulvaTawny crazy antHymenopteraN/A
Operophtera brumataWinter mothLepidopteraUSDA
Otiorhynchus sulcatusBlack vine weevilColeopteraUSDA
Pieris rapaeCabbage whiteLepidopteraUSDA
Pityophthorus juglandisWalnut twig beetleColeopteraUSDA
Popillia japonicaJapanese beetleColeopteraUSDA
Pryeria sinicaEuonymus leaf notcherLepidopteraN/A
Pyrrhalta viburniViburnum leaf beetleColeopteraUSDA
Rhagoletis cerasiEuropean cherry fruit flyDipteraUSDA
Sirex noctilioSirex woodwaspHymenopteraUSDA
Solenopsis invictaRed imported fire antHymenopteraPA, VA, USDA
Tenodera angustipennisJapanese mantisMantodeaN/A
Tenodera aridifoliaChinese mantisMantodeaN/A
Tomicus piniperdaLarger pine shoot beetleColeopteraVA, USDA
Trogoderma granariumKhapra beetleColeopteraUSDA
Xyleborus glabratusRedbay ambrosia beetleColeopteraUSDA
Xylosandrus crassiusculusGranulate ambrosia beetleColeopteraUSDA
Xylosandrus germanusBlack stem borerColeopteraUSDA