Invasive Species are plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm. Some of the characteristics are to tolerate a variety of habitat conditions, they grow and reproduce rapidly, and they lack natural enemies or pests in the new ecosystem. Some of the environmental impacts of invasive species are the extinction of local species, irreparable changes to the habitat, biodiversity of invaded ecosystems, and invasive and native species can mate to form hybrid species. Some of the economic impacts of invasive species are direct costs, those related to controlling the spread of invasive species such as the use of pesticides applied in an attempt to contain the
