Troy Evans, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bugwood.org
Giant Salvinia; Karibaweed
Salvinia molesta
For more information about this plant pest, see the CABI data sheet.
Survey Maps
- 5/2020 - Treatment on Candy Cane Lake
- 3/2020 - Noxious weed Salvinia molesta
- 3/2020 - RDA taps Texas water management firm to combat giant salvinia in Lake Columbia
- 12/2019 - Compost technology to convert weeds into organic manure
- 12/2019 - Springfield Pond cleaning underway
- 12/2019 - Reservoir to be lowered 2 feet to stop spread of giant salvinia
- 8/2019 - Giant Salvinia: The non-native plant in Louisiana waters
- 7/2019 - LA starts drawing down Lake Bistineau to fight salvinia
- 6/2019 - Neighborhood patrol removes 50 tons of invasive plant from Bayou St. John
- 5/2019 - Pelahatchie Bay reopens to reservoir boaters