Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2013
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.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Florida Entomologist
First Page
10
Last Page
18
Recommended Citation
Parys, K., & Johnson, S. (2013). Biological control of common salvinia (salvinia minima) in louisiana using cyrtobagous salviniae (coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist, 96 (1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.096.0102