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Article: Weevil wreaks havoc on Giant salvinia.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- September 7, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-7 September 2004-US ARS: Weevil wreaks havoc on Giant salvinia(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Giant salvinia, a free-floating invasive fern sometimes referred to as one of the world's worst water weeds, may have met its match, thanks to the efforts of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
In lakes and ponds in Texas and Louisiana, two-foot-thick mats of giant salvinia, known scientifically as Salvinia molesta, block out sunlight and use up oxygen, making it hard for some forms of aquatic life to survive beneath them. Notorious for its presence in slow-moving, quiet, freshwater systems, its rapid growth ...