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South Louisiana salvinia weevil
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MMT Member
Joined: Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:38 pm Posts: 27 
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 South Louisiana salvinia weevilDoes anyone know where I can get harvested infested salvinia weevil? Someone told me the facility in Houma is no longer harvesting them.
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| Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:01 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:38 am Posts: 4323 Location: Cut Off, La.
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil _________________ Refurbishing a Prodrive |
| Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:03 pm |
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MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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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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| Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:45 pm |
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MMT Elite Member  Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm Posts: 9673 Location: New Iberia, La.
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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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| Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:54 pm |
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MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil Well aint that a bitch
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| Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:02 pm |
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Joined: Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:38 pm Posts: 27
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil Thanks guys. If anyone else has info please chime in.
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| Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:11 pm |
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MMT Addict  Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:11 am Posts: 556 Location: Metairie, LA
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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.
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| Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:14 am |
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MMT Elite Member Joined: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:50 pm Posts: 9673 Location: New Iberia, La.
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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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| Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:27 am |
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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:06 pm Posts: 1447 Location: South central, ks
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
| Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:54 am |
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Joined: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:24 pm Posts: 310 Location: Morgan City, LA
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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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| Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:56 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:38 am Posts: 4323 Location: Cut Off, La.
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil _________________ Refurbishing a Prodrive |
| Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:15 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:06 pm Posts: 1447 Location: South central, ks
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
| Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:48 am |
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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:43 pm Posts: 3958 Location: Centerville, La
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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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| Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:05 am |
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MMT Elite Member  Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:13 pm Posts: 5605 Location: D'town, LA
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil If turn them loose on our place for the lilies, for sure!
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| Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:56 am |
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MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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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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| Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:59 am |
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MMT Elite Member Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:13 pm Posts: 5605 Location: D'town, LA
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil |
| Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:09 am |
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MMT 1000 Club Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:06 pm Posts: 1447 Location: South central, ks
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Re: South Louisiana salvinia weevil Wasn't that awesome?!?!? It was kstates marching band but close enouhh
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