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1 March 2013 Biological Control of Common Salvinia (Salvinia minima) in Louisiana using Cyrtobagous salviniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Katherine A. Parys, Seth J. Johnson
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Abstract

Common salvinia, Salvinia minima Baker, is an aquatic invasive fern that obstructs waterways and impacts water quality throughout the southeastern United States. In an effort to establish populations for classical biological control of this weed, the weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands, was released at multiple sites across Louisiana. Many of the release sites were lost due to a variety of ecological and anthropological disturbances. In 2008, C. salviniae was found to have successfully overwintered on S. minima in Gramercy, Louisiana. Attack by Cyrtobagous salviniae significantly increased the number of damaged terminal buds and decreased the fresh weight biomass of S. minima.

Katherine A. Parys and Seth J. Johnson "Biological Control of Common Salvinia (Salvinia minima) in Louisiana using Cyrtobagous salviniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)," Florida Entomologist 96(1), 10-18, (1 March 2013). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.096.0102
Published: 1 March 2013
KEYWORDS
Aquatic weed
biológico clásico
classical biological control
especie invasora
invasive species
maleza acuática
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