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| Author: | kirkrob [ Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
Does anyone know where I can get harvested infested salvinia weevil? Someone told me the facility in Houma is no longer harvesting them. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | brycecheramie [ Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
| Author: | cb5331 [ Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
You could try contacting the GCLA up at lake caddo. They have a facility there and are breeding them. I believe they have done some work with some of the schools in louisiana and tx (pretty sure LSU is one of them). They may not be able to physically get any to you, but he may be able to help you locate a source closer to home. It takes lots of them, and lots of time, but they definitely help control it. |
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| Author: | msm8281 [ Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
The weeviles won't work unless you have the GIANT Sylvania. There are more than one strain of it, and the the current weevels only eat the giant and not the regular. We brought some of ours to houma last year and were told that they wouldn't eat it. I don't remember the exact one we had but it wasn't the giant. |
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| Author: | cb5331 [ Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
Well aint that a bitch |
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| Author: | kirkrob [ Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
Thanks guys. If anyone else has info please chime in. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | cmk07c [ Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
I was reading where they have a weevil that will eat hyacinth now too. I would love for wildlife and fisheries to see how those fare. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | msm8281 [ Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
I sure hope they did enough research and know what these things will do to the the ecosystem long term. |
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| Author: | jakehawk9 [ Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
| Author: | Delta1389 [ Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
From what I remember, because I haven't looked at the details in a long time, the Devils that eat giant salvania and water hyacinth are indigenous to South America and feed only on their respective plants. The problem is they can't survive our winters and die off. |
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| Author: | brycecheramie [ Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
| Author: | jakehawk9 [ Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
| Author: | T-Bubba [ Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
Water hyacinth isn't native so let them eat them all. Need something for the cut grass too that's taking over |
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| Author: | BlueShamu [ Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
If turn them loose on our place for the lilies, for sure! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | cb5331 [ Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
The ones they release up here don't eat the hyacinth, lillies, or alligator grass, and supposedly when the salvania is gone they crawl on shore and get eaten by fire ants. |
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| Author: | BlueShamu [ Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
| Author: | jakehawk9 [ Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
Wasn't that awesome?!?!? It was kstates marching band but close enouhh Pretty sure most of MMT is humusexshuls in hiding |
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