Weevils successfully destroy acres of lake-invading plants

Friday, September 21, 2012 - 06:02 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org)—A weevil that feeds exclusively on giant salvinia has successfully destroyed about 150 acres of the invasive plant this summer on B.A. Steinhagen Lake near Woodville in East Texas, according to personnel involved in a statewide giant salvinia management program.

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