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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Kay, S. H.;
Hoyle, S. T. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Kay: Associate Professor, Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Hoyle: Agricultural Research Technician, Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
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| Title: | Wetland nurseries and water garden trade spread a federal noxious aquatic weed, Salvinia molesta |
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| Section: | Ornamentals
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| Meeting Info.: | Baltimore, MD: January 3-6, 2000 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society. Vol. 54, 2000, p. 82-83. |
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| Publishing Information: | College Park, MD: Northeastern Weed Science Society |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Invasive weeds; Aquatic weeds; Noxious weeds; Nurseries; Wetlands
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitchell), a federal noxious weed, was found in TX in a schoolyard pond in Houston in May 1998 and in a farm pond in July. In September, it was collected in LA from the Bayou Teche and found in the backwaters of Toledo Bend Reservoir. In October, a technician with NC State University discovered it in a water garden exhibit at the NC State Fair. By December, it had been detected in the lower reaches of the Sabine and Trinity Rivers in TX and had been found in several small ponds, nurseries, garden centers, and personal water gardens in NC. Giant salvinia was identified in a pond in Auburn, AL, in January 1999, and in a canal in Naples, FL, in February. In April, it was seen in a pond and adjacent ditch in MS and in Enchanted Lake, HI. In June, the USDA-ARS released imported weevils, Cyrtobagous salviniae, for giant salvinia control at three locations in eastern TX. By July and August, new infestations had been reported in TX, AZ and CA, and the Auburn, AL, pond infestation was no longer contained. CA reported giant salvinia for sale in 37 towns in 12 counties in July and that a few plants were found in a ponded area of the San Diego River. Garden centers in all of these states as well as OR, WA, VA, PA, and OK have been selling this weed as an ornamental. Several wetland nurseries have advertised this plant in their catalogs and via their websites, and there have been instances where individuals advertised the plants on line either for sale or trade. The escape and naturalization of giant salvinia in the South and Southwest, its widespread sale by nurseries and garden centers, and its easy availability through catalogs and on-line sources present a serious dilemma for water resources management in the southern United States. The presence of naturalized populations in northern TX indicates that giant salvinia has the potential to spread to areas which had been presumed much too cold for its survival during the winter. Examination of the weed's current distribution and the plant hardiness zones and its successful overwintering in water gardens in NC suggests that it also could become established in some areas of coastal New England and the Pacific coast. Regulation of sales of federal noxious weeds, including giant salvinia and others, primarily has been left up to the departments of agriculture in each state, once the plants have become established within the borders of the United States. Inconsistentcy of state and federal regulatory statutes and enforcement, combined with the unfamiliarity of regulatory personnel with many of the illegal plants has provided an environment highly conducive to the spread of noxious aquatic and wetland weeds. Efforts by a few states and by several federal agencies to combat the spread of giant salvinia and other Federal noxious aquatic weeds must be embraced and enforced by all states and federal agencies to be effective." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kay, S. H., and S. T. Hoyle. 2000. Wetland nurseries and water garden trade spread a federal noxious aquatic weed, Salvinia molesta. Proc. Annu. Meet. Northeast. Weed Sci. Soc. 54:p. 82-83. |
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