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Biological control of three floating water weeds, Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, and Salvinia molesta in the Republic of Congo

dc.contributor.authorMbati, G.
dc.contributor.authorNeuenschwander, P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:26:26Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:26:26Z
dc.date.issued2005-08
dc.identifier.citationMbati, G. & Neuenschwander, P. (2005). Biological control of three floating water weeds, Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, and Salviniamolesta in the Republic of Congo. BioControl, 50(4), 635-645.
dc.identifier.issn1386-6141
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4603
dc.description.abstractSince 1999, four specific weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) were released in the Republic of Congo against three exotic floating water weeds: Neochetina eichhorniae Warner and N. bruchi Hustache against water hyacinth, Neohydronomus affinis Hustache against water lettuce, and Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands against water fern. Recoveries of exotic weevils were made from all 24 release sites except one, and all four species have established and spread (up to 800 km for water hyacinth weevils). Within a few years of releases, control of water fern and water lettuce was such that fishing and navigation could be resumed, while reductions of water hyacinth populations were only beginning.
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of Congo
dc.description.sponsorshipSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
dc.format.extent635-645
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dc.subjectAraceae
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectColeoptera
dc.subjectCongo
dc.subjectCurculionidae
dc.subjectEichhornia Crassipes
dc.subjectNeochetina
dc.subjectPistia Stratiotes
dc.subjectPontederiaceae
dc.subjectSalviniaceae
dc.subjectSalvinia Molesta
dc.titleBiological control of three floating water weeds, Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, and Salvinia molesta in the Republic of Congo
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistère de l'Economie Forestière et de l'Environnement, Congo
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryCongo
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectWeeds
cg.journalBioControl
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid100919
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-004-5863-1


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