The South African government has a new weapon in its fight against invasive water plants: a tiny aquatic weevil from Florida, Devdiscourse reported. The salvinia weevil is named for its favorite food.

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is ...

ELM GROVE, La. - The summer season is here and that has many thinking about the water. One hotspot is Lake Bistineau. There are a lot of rumors surrounding the lake right now and a potential drawdown ...

Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa's Crocodile River. Those weevils aren't tossed into the river by ...

DOYLINE, La. -- If you've been boating or swimming in the Louisiana waterways, there's a chance you've seen salvinia. Salvinia has been invading the waters of Louisiana for years. "We're at a slightly ...

Le Parc National des oiseaux du Djoudj a été créé en 1971 afin de maintenir, dans le delta du fleuve Sénégal, une zone représentative du delta naturel avant que l'homme n'intervienne pour gérer les ...

HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa's Crocodile River. Those weevils aren ...

HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa’s Crocodile River. Those weevils aren ...

After the weevils helped control the spread of salvinia in parts of the United States, scientists from both countries worked together on a project to gather a starter population in South Africa. The 1 ...