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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine Giant Salvinia Biological Control Update Dewey W. Murray USDA, APHIS, PPQ Phoenix, Arizona United States Department of


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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine

Giant Salvinia Biological Control Update

Dewey W. Murray USDA, APHIS, PPQ Phoenix, Arizona

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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine ( Dam age threshold) OLD POP’N EQUI LI BRI UM NEW POP’N EQUI LI BRI UM

Tim e

W eed population/ im pacts

Release of CBC agent( s) I ntroduction of pest

Classical cal b biologi

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cal c control

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(from Hansen 2007, USDA, APHIS, CPHST)

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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine

Annual Totals of Cyrtobagous salvinia Released

  • n the Lower Colorado River

3247 18963 86558 1248 3500

10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000 90000 100000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Year Estimated # Individuals Released

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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine

River mile 33 in summer of 2005. Salvinia population infested with Cyrtobagous

  • salvinia. Notice the brown coloration from

decaying plant biomass. River mile 33 August of 2004. August 2007

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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine

August 2007

August 2004

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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine

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United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine