Non-Native Species Main Exotic Species Quiz Killer Bees on TV! Read the Book     Quiz Questions 1. What's the Buzz? 2. For the Birds 3. Bird Land 4. Altered States 5. Something's Fishy 6. Termite Trouble 7. Pest Lives 8. A Spurgeoning Problem 9. Silence of the Lampreys 10. Feel Like a Nutria?

An Exotic Species Quiz 7: Pest Lives Which exotic species costs the United States the most money each year to control? Zebra mussels Gypsy moths Red fire ants Zebra mussels, which clog pipes and coat the hulls of ships, are the hands-down winners, costing $3 billion a year for cleaning and control. Red fire ants cost about $200 million each year to control and the United States Forest Service spends about $11 million each year controlling the leaf-eating gypsy moth. Up to Top