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1. Use of a Native Insect as a Biological Control for an Introduced Weed

Author:
Sheldon, Sallie P.; Creed, Robert P., Jr
Source:
Ecological applications 1995 v.5 no.4 pp. 1122-1132
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
Euhrychiopsis lecontei; Myriophyllum spicatum; aquatic weeds; biological control; biological control agents; biomass; branches; canopy; indigenous species; insects; lakes; leaves; quarantine; surface water; Canada; United States
Abstract:
... We have evaluated the potential of a North American aquatic weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei, to serve as an agent of biological control for an exotic weed, Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), which is currently found throughout much of the United States and in some southern provinces of Canada. We have found this weevil on M. spicatum in lakes where populations of the exotic weed have de ...
DOI:
10.2307/2269359

2. Weevils and Watermilfoil: Did a North American Herbivore Cause the Decline of an Exotic Plant?

Author:
Creed, Robert P., Jr; Sheldon, Sallie P.
Source:
Ecological applications 1995 v.5 no.4 pp. 1113-1121
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
Euhrychiopsis lecontei; Myriophyllum spicatum; adults; adverse effects; biomass; eggs; herbivores; introduced plants; larvae; littoral zone; planting; pupae; roots; stems; surveys; viability; Vermont
Abstract:
... The Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) population in Brownington Pond, Vermont, declined between 1986 and 1989. Watermilfoil covered ≈10‐11 ha of the littoral zone in 1986. Less than 0.5 ha remained in 1989. An herbivorous weevil (Euhrychiopsis lecontei), which is native to North America, was found associated with this watermilfoil population and we hypothesized that this weevil played ...
DOI:
10.2307/2269358