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Invasive and nonnative animals in Nebraska

Last checked November 3, 2026 against official sources.

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  1. Terrestrial Invasive Wildlife Species List
  2. Terrestrial Invasive Insect Species List
  3. 012 Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations
  4. How to report
  5. Sources

46 nonnative animals are named on 3 official lists for Nebraska: “Terrestrial Invasive Wildlife Species List” (Nebraska Invasive Species Council), “Terrestrial Invasive Insect Species List” (Nebraska Invasive Species Council) and “012 Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations” (Nebraska Game and Parks Commission).

To report a sighting, see how to report.

Being on a list of nonnative species does not always mean an animal is harmful or established: each list below is described in its source's terms. A sighting of a listed animal is still worth reporting to the agency.

Terrestrial Invasive Wildlife Species List

Nebraska Invasive Species Council, updated February 16, 2026. 8 animals.

Terrestrial Invasive Insect Species List

Nebraska Invasive Species Council, updated February 16, 2026. 18 animals.

012 Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (Title 163, Chapter 2, 012 Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations; copy hosted by NISC), file name dated August 2023. 20 animals.

How to report a sighting in Nebraska

NGPC: 402-471-0641 (or a local conservation officer). Sick or dead wildlife: report to a Game and Parks office. Invasive species: Nebraska Invasive Species Council, [email protected] or its Report A Sighting page. Reptile and amphibian sightings: UNL Report A Sighting form (herpneb.unl.edu/report-sighting). Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Do not try to catch or handle the animal. A photo taken from a safe distance, the place and the date help the agency.

Sources

  1. Terrestrial Invasive Wildlife Species List. Nebraska Invasive Species Council. updated February 16, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
    Quoted passages (8)
    “Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Established”
    “European Starling Sternus vulgaris Established”
    “Feral Hog Sus scrofa Priority”
    “House Mouse Mus musculus Established”
    “House Sparrow Passer domesticus Established”
    “Nine-Banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus Watchlist”
    “Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus Established”
    “Rock Dove Columba livia Established”
  2. Terrestrial Invasive Insect Species List. Nebraska Invasive Species Council. updated February 16, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
    Quoted passages (18)
    “Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Potential”
    “Asian Longhorned Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis Potential”
    “Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus Priority”
    “Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Established”
    “Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema melanopus Potential”
    “Common Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus piniperda Potential”
    “Deer Tick Ixodes scapularis Established”
    “Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis Priority”
    “Gulf Coast Tick Amblyomma maculatum Priority”
    “Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica Established”
    “Jumping Worm Amynthas spp. Priority”
    “Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum Established”
    “Mountain Pine Beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Established”
    “Sirex Woodwasp Sirex noctilio Potential”
    “Spongy Moth Lymantria dispar Potential”
    “Spotted Lanternfly Lycorma delicatula Potential”
    “Walnut Twig Beetle Pityopthorus juglandis Potential”
    “Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti Priority”
  3. 012 Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (Title 163, Chapter 2, 012 Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations; copy hosted by NISC). file name dated August 2023; checked November 3, 2026.
    Quoted passages (20)
    “Asian Clam Corbicula fluminea”
    “Bighead Carp Hyopophthamichthys nobilis”
    “Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus”
    “Chinese Mystery Snail Cipangopaludina chinensis”
    “Common Carp Cyprinus carpio”
    “European Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus”
    “Japanese Mystery Snail Cipangopaludina japonica”
    “New Zealand Mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum”
    “Quagga Mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis”
    “Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkua”
    “Round Goby Apollonia melanostoma”
    “Rusty Crayfish Orconectes rusticus”
    “Silver Carp Hyopophthamichthys molitrix”
    “Snakehead Chana sp”
    “Waterflea Daphnia lumholtzii”
    “Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis”
    “White Perch Morone americana”
    “White River Crayfish Procambarus acutus”
    “Yellow Bass Roccus mississippiensis”
    “Zebra Mussel Dreissena polymorpha”
  4. Contact Us. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. archived copy, captured August 24, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
    Quoted passages (1)
    “You may contact us by mail, phone at 402-471-0641, or the contact form below.”