News Releases

July 1999

	Giant salvinia in Auburn, Alabama no longer contained after plants found downstream following July flood. 7/20
	Garden center pond in Oklahoma City observed overflowing with giant salvinia into nearby ditches.
	Impounded creek in northcentral Texas constitutes naturalization in new Texas ecoregion.
	Giant salvinia found for sale at 37 towns in 12 California counties.
	Aquatic Plant Management Society holds special session on Salvinia molesta featuring lectures from experts David Mitchell and Mic Julien.

June 1999

	USDA/ARS Aquatic Weed Control Lab initiates experimental release of the salvinia weevil (Cyrtobagous salviniae), biological control agent for giant salvinia, at 2 ponds in east Texas. 6/29
	Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries starts herbicide operations along the Louisiana shoreline of Toledo Bend Reservoir. 6/1

May 1999

	Herbicide operations begin along the Texas shoreline of Toledo Bend Reservoir with crews from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 5/12
	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks applies initial herbicide treatment at Moselle pond. 5/14

April 1999

	Govenor's Office, State of Louisiana holds briefing on giant salvinia, Baton Rouge, LA 4/30
	CNN Headline News runs video segment by Texas A&M University in Bryan, TX 4/16
	Southern Plant Board, meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, unanimously resolved to urge USDA, APHIS, PPQ to develop a national detection survey plan for giant salvinia and to encourage individual states to adopt and implement this survey plan and to develop and support eradication if warrented. 4/14
	Volunteer Efforts at Enchanted Lake, Hawaii: Natural resource biologists and local residents organize to mechanically remove plants. Local hardware store provided rakes and screens that were cabled together to sift plants from open water areas. Efforts aimed at restoring habitat for endangered nesting waterbirds. 4/21
	First Report from Hawaii, Enchanted Lake. 4/10
	First Report from Mississippi, Moselle pond and adjacent ditch. 4/1

March 1999

	Public Hearing on proposed operations in the Toledo Bend Area
	Salvinia molesta Status Report and Action Plan prepared by the Salvinia Task Force Action Plan Sub-Committee, chair Dr. Earl Chilton II, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

February 1999

First Report from Florida. Canal in Naples, FL continues under chemical treatment.

January 1999

	First Report from Alabama, Auburn pond.
	Drawdown at Toledo Bend Reservoir reduces winter population.

December 1998

	Press Release, Texas A&M University
	Detection in the lower Sabine and lower Trinity rivers, Texas.

November 1998

Interagency Task Force Meeting

September 1998

Discovery at Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana.

July 1998

	Infestations found at Texas farm ponds.
	One time collection made at Bayou Teche, Louisiana.

May 1998

Salvinia molesta confirmed in Texas, schoolyard pond in Houston.