Paul wrote: >but one battle that will never end is the fight against water hyacinth on our various dams and reservoirs. G'day Paul, About 11 years ago there were reports of success in clearing water hyacinth from: the Sepik river in Papua New Guinea and from Lake Victoria in Kenya and Uganda using biological control in the form of weevils that ate the plant (Neochetina eichhorniae). I wondered if this approach is standing the test of time, whether it brings its own problems in a South African context and whether it is considered useful in South Africa? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jul 20 2011 - 15:45:53 PDT
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