Impact of nutrients and herbivory by Eccritotarsus catarinensis on the biological control of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes

2007 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Coetzee ◽  
Marcus J. Byrne ◽  
Martin P. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Eichhornia Crassipes

Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julissa Rojas-Sandoval ◽  
Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Eichhornia Crassipes ◽  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Rice Paddy ◽  
The World ◽  
Rice Paddy Fields

Abstract E. crassipes, a native of South America, is a major freshwater weed in most of the frost-free regions of the world and is generally regarded as the most troublesome aquatic plant (Holm et al., 1997). It has been widely planted as a water ornamental around the world because of its striking flowers. Wherever it has encountered suitable environmental conditions it has spread with phenomenal rapidity to form vast monotypic stands in lakes, rivers and rice paddy fields. Then it adversely affects human activities (fishing, water transport) and biodiversity. It is impossible to eradicate, and often only an integrated management strategy, inclusive of biological control, can provide a long-term solution to this pest.

Quantifying the population response of invasive water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, to biological control and winter weather in Louisiana, USA

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 2107-2115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geneviève M. Nesslage ◽  
Lisa A. Wainger ◽  
Nathan E. Harms ◽  
Alfred F. Cofrancesco
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Eichhornia Crassipes ◽  
Winter Weather ◽  
Population Response
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