@article{Prade_Kariuki_Dale_2019, place={Gainesville, FL}, title={Salvinia weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae (Calder & Sands) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae): EENY-729/IN1245, 4/2019}, volume={2019}, url={https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108047}, DOI={10.32473/edis-in1245-2019}, abstractNote={<p class="006BodyText">The salvinia weevil, <em>Cyrtobagous salviniae </em>(Calder & Sands) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Figure 1), is a subaquatic (underwater) herbivorous insect native to Brazil (Calder and Sands 1985). This insect feeds on the invasive aquatic plants <em>Salvinia molesta </em>D. S. Mitchell and <em>Salvinia minima </em>(Baker). This insect is an effective classical biological control agent used in several countries to control the invasive giant salvinia, <em>Salvinia molesta </em>(D. S. Mitch). Feeding by <em>Cyrtobagous salviniae</em> larvae and adults kills its invasive host plants and restores recreational, agricultural, and ecosystem functions in aquatic systems. In the United states, the insect has been credited for controlling <em>Salvinia minima </em>in Florida (Jacono et al. 2001) and causing the decline of <em>Salvinia molesta </em>in Texas and Louisiana (Tipping et al. 2008).</p>}, number={4}, journal={EDIS}, author={Prade, Patricia and Kariuki, Eutychus and Dale, Adam}, year={2019}, month={Aug.}, pages={5} }