| 1317056 |
salvinia weevil |
Cyrtobagous salviniae |
Technician Eileen Porkorny (left) and Student Conservation Association member Laurie Bauer collect giant salvinia used for rearing the weevil Cyrtobagous Salviniae. |
| 1929043 |
salvinia weevil |
Cyrtobagous salviniae |
Werombi creek in temperate Australia, near Sydney, three years after the weevil was released |
| 1355042 |
salvinia weevil |
Cyrtobagous salviniae |
Giant salvinia damaged by Cyrtobagous salviniae, a weevil whose larvae are extremely effective biocontrol agents against this water weed. |