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Author: Decker, Thomas
Email: thomas.decker@tpwd.texas.gov
Phone: 4096989121
Organization: TPWD
Address:
900 CR 218,
Brookeland,
Tx,
75931
Abstract Title: NOTE: This presentation is part of the Combatting Giant Salvinia at Caddo Lake symposium. OVERVIEW OF THE SALVINIA WEEVIL AS A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ORGANISM AND TPWD’S WEEVIL PROGRAM WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON CADDO LAKE
Abstract Text: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s integrated pest management (IPM) approach aims to control invasive aquatic plants through a combination of chemical, mechanical, and biological control. While chemical control (i.e. herbicide application) is TPWD’s main means of controlling invasive aquatic plants, biological control is an important part of the strategy. TPWD raises and releases large numbers of salvinia weevils (Cyrtobagous salvniae) to help control giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta) in Texas’s infested water bodies. This presentation gives an overview of the salvinia weevil as a biological control organism and TPWD’s weevil program, with particular emphasis on Caddo Lake.
Conference
Year: TIPPC_2018
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Presenter Type (Student or Regular): Regular
Session: 3. Control and Management
Submission Date: 2018-10-08
