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Table 3. Estimated annual costs associated with some alien species introduction in the US (see text
for details and sources) (x millions of dollars)
Total number of
non-indigenous
Losses and
Control
Category
species
damages
costs
Total
PLANTS
25,000
Purple loosestrife
—-
—-
45
Aquatic weeds
10
100
110
Mealeuca tree
NA
3-6
3-6
Crop weeds
13,000
2,000
15,000
Weeds in pastures
1,000
5,000
6,000
Weeds in lawns, gardens, golf courses
NA
1,500
1,500
MAMMALS
20
Wild horses and burros
5
NA
5
Feral Pigs
800
0.5
800.5
Mongooses
50
NA
50
Rats
19,000
NA
19,000
Cats
17,000
NA
17,000
Dogs
620
NA
620
BIRDS
97
Pigeons
1,100
NA
1,100
Starlings
800
NA
800
Sparrows
200
NA
200
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
53
Brown tree snake
1
11
12
FISH
138
5,400
NA
5,400
ARTHROPODS
4,500
Imported fire ant
600
400
1,000
Formosan termite
1,000
NA
1,000
Green crab
44
NA
44
Gypsy moth
NA
11
11
Crop pests
7,000
500
7,500
Pests in lawns, gardens,
golf courses
NA
1,500
1,500
Forest pests
2,100
NA
2,100
MOLLUSKS
88
Zebra mussel
—-
—-
1,000
Asian clam
1,000
NA
1,000
Shipworm
205
NA
205
MICROBES
20,000
Crop plant pathogens
11,000
600
11,600
Plant pathogens in lawns,
gardens, golf courses
NA
2,000
2,000
Forest plant pathogens
2,100
NA
2,100
Dutch elm disease
NA
100
100
LIVESTOCK DISEASES
14,000
NA
14,000
HUMAN DISEASES
NA
7,500
7,500
TOTAL
$120,308.5
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