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Tiny weevils take flight in new innovative approach to combatting invasive aquatic plants
A new biotype of weevil has been released at Hartbeespoort Dam, marking its first appearance in South Africa. Speaking to leading experts in the field, Daily Maverick unpacks what exactly biological ...
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Govt Deploys Weevils to Combat Invasive Aquatic Plants at Hartbeespoort Dam
The introduced species, Cyrtobagous salviniae, is a subaquatic herbivorous insect renowned for its ability to curtail the ...
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Tiny weevils are waging war on the invasive water lettuce plant choking South Africa's Vaal River
Herbicides were routinely used to combat water lettuce in South Africa in the early 1980s, and are still relied on heavily in the US, particularly in Florida. However, these methods are labor ...