It's a numbers game: inundative biological control of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes), using Megamelus scutellaris (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) yields success at a high elevation, hypertrophic reservoir in South Africa - Coetzee, Julie A.; Miller, Benjamin E.; Kinsler, David; Sebola, Keneilwe; Hill, Martin P. (Biocontrol science and technology, 2022)
Keywords: Aquatic plants; augmentive biocontrol; Biological control; Dams; Damsites; Delphacidae; Eutrophic environments; Eutrophic waters; Eutrophication; Floating plants; Flooding; Hemiptera; Herbicides; Insects; mass rearing; Megamelus scutellaris; Plant growth; Population density; Population growth; Satellite imagery; Site surveys; Water hyacinths; Winter; South Africa