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Impact And Interaction Of Samea Multiplicalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) And Cyrtobagous Salviniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) On Salvinia Minima In South Louisiana And The Foraging Behavior Of Solenopsis Invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) On Salvinia Minima, Sunil Tewari
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A field study was conducted in 2005 and 2006 to evaluate the impact and interaction of the herbivores Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands and Samea multiplicalis Guenee on common salvinia, Salvinia minima Baker in south Louisiana. It was a completely randomized experimental design in which treatments consisted of C. salviniae and S. multiplicalis feeding on common salvinia both independently and together along with a control. Our study revealed that treatments consisting of C. salviniae and S .multiplicalis feeding both independently and together had a significant impact on the biomass of common salvinia. Sampling done in October of both 2005 and …