A recent study found that the Lantana camera has invaded more than 40 percent of India’s tiger range (reservoir). Lantana is one of the ten worst invasive species in the world and a species of high concern to India. Apart from Lantana, some of India’s most notorious invasive species like Keekar, Parthenium, Mexican Devil also kill indigenous flora. To control invasive species, it is important to ensure that new weed species or parts of plants that reproduce vegetatively are not introduced into a new area. Early detection and eradication of invasive species is the most economical and effective means of invasive plant management.