re: Salvinia is overtaking my 1800 acres of freshwater marsh...

Shite is tough to deal with, we have it bad S of Bayou Black. Spary is real expensive, $100+ a gallon, gas kills the crap quick, just don't know how to apply petro from a boat with a combustion engine safely. I've heard peanut oil will kill it also.


The weevils, jury still out on them for our place since saltwater knocked the stuff back pretty good with the last two storms we've had. I would get some weevils to get them established on your place anyway. They have shown the ability to slow this stuff down. Below is the Ag center guy that can point you in the right direction. We get our beetles from him when they come available.

Dr. Wendell Lorio
Professor of Extension
St. Charles Parish
P.O. Box 1766
1313 Paul Maillard Rd. Suite E
Luling, LA 70070
Office: 985-785-4473
FAX: 985-785-4475
Cell 985-722-6220
wlorio@agcenter.lsu.edu