The Salvinia Molesta, more commonly known as Kariba weed, is an invasive species of free-floating water fern from Brazil. The ...

The Salvinia Molesta, more commonly known as Kariba weed, is an invasive species of free-floating water fern from Brazil. The ...

A weevil species has been released into the Crocodile River in Hartbeespoort to control the spread of the common salvinia, an invasive alien aquatic plant. Common salvinia, native to South America, ...

A few weeks ago when Lionel Rajapakse phoned me from Australia and asked me to review the above book, I had to oblige despite other work. Lionel and I became good friends over 50 years ago when I was ...

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 salvinia weevil is named for its favorite food. It eats massive quantities of common salvinia, a plant that is creeping across South Africa. This water weed is an invasive species — a species that ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Africa is unleashing weevil beetles in a bid ...

Community members fish along the Hartbeespoort Dam in South Africa, on March 17, 2025, near Hyacinth plants in the water. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...