salvinia molesta. salvinia – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com Surface Water Management Equipment Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:02:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aquarius-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png salvinia molesta. salvinia – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com 32 32 Weed Harvester Removes Salvinia from Baldwin Swamp https://aquarius-systems.com/weed-harvester-removes-salvinia-from-baldwin-swamp/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:19:58 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=6329 Bundaberg Regional Council environment and natural resources spokesman Danny Rowleson said salvinia molesta is an extremely invasive aquatic weed that is taking over Baldwin Swamp in Queensland, Australia.

In addition to degrading water quality and destroying wildlife habitats, salvinia can reduce water flow to irrigation equipment, increasing pumping times and costs and prevent access by stock to drinking water.

Council land protection staff has been working on a weevil-breeding program to help control infestations throughout the region. The council also recently employed a weed harvester to mechanically remove a large portion of salvinia.

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