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Article: Giant Salvinia attacked by tiny weevil.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- December 19, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 December 2001-US ARS: Giant Salvinia attacked by tiny weevil (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
RDATE:18122001
A fern with a reputation as one of the world's worst aquatic weeds is showing up in ponds, lakes and reservoirs from North Carolina to Hawaii.
When conditions are right, giant salvinia--Salvinia molesta--forms dense mats that can double in a few days.
Sometimes more than 2 feet thick, the mats block out sunlight that other plants need and use up oxygen that fish, insects and other aquatic dwellers require. The weed also ruins conditions for fishing, boating and waterskiing and clogs irrigation and electrical ...