1. Locusts
The devastation that an invasion can cause has been responsible for crop devastation and the consequential starvation of millions in history from the biblical times to 1874 in the American Great Plains.
2. Bot Flies
If you are vacationing south of the U.S. border, in Mexico or down through South America and the rainforests, take precautions and beware of subtle illness after returning home.
3. Giant Japanese Hornets
These guys are not to be taken lightly. Measuring 2 to 3 inches, this hornet carries a toxin that often leads to paralysis, kidney failure, and death, oftentimes a slow one, in those that are bitten.
4. Bees
Bees are very territorial and will protect their queen with their life. With the introduction of the Africanized bee, this trait has been cross-bred into the American honey bee making them more aggressive and unpredictable.
5. Mosquitoes
This tiny pest is responsible for much misery and death. Nowhere in the United States is safe from mosquitoes; they are found everywhere, even in Alaska!
6. Fleas
These little parasites can be found on reptiles, mammals, domestic animals, and humans! Over the centuries this little pest has caused devastation over the centuries.
7. Kissing bugs
It is actually a blood-sucking parasite that is attracted to its feeding sites by breath. So if you breathe through your mouth, you are a target.
8. Fire Ants
These little ants build their colonies on the ground in soil and sand, very close to your feet!
9. Bullet Ants
These ants are 1 to 2 inches in length and their name is an indication of what a bite may feel like – being shot! At a minimum, the pain is extreme, sometimes leading to paralysis.
10. Driver Ants
Their numbers are so enormous that they need a new food source every few days. Most of the deaths associated with these ants are the researchers on location.