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EDIS is the Electronic Data Information Source of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Service. It contains a collection of Extension publications from UF/IFAS academic departments that are available for free distribution on the Internet and through the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, County Offices, and Research and Education Centers statewide. Specialists from the Extension Service have produced a number of publications relevant to aquatic and upland invasive plant management.
Search EDIS using the publication number shown below. The following list was compiled by the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.
AQUATIC PLANTS (General; Management; Utilization)
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
A Beginner's Guide to Water Management — Aquatic Plants in Florida Lakes | Florida LAKEWATCH | CIR 111 | 2017 |
American Lotus, Yellow Lotus: Nelumbo lutea | Warner Orozco-Obando and Lyn Gettys | SS-AGR-375 | 2014 |
Aquatic Weed Management in Citrus Canals and Ditches | Brian Boman, Chris Wilson, Vernon Vandiver, Jr., and Jack Hebb | CIR 1408 | 2012 |
Aquatic Weeds: Crested Floating Heart (Nymphoides cristata) | Leif N. Willey and Kenneth A. Langeland | SS-AGR-344 | 2011 |
BMP: Ribbon Barriers | Kati W. Migliaccio, Brian Boman, Jemy Hinton, and Kevin Hancock | ABE 383 | 2011 |
Common Aquatic Plants of Lake Okeechobee: Identification, Value, and Management | K.A. Langeland and C.C. Jacono | SS-AGR-362 | 2012 |
Creating Wildlife Habitat with Native Florida Freshwater Wetland Plants | Martin B. Main, Ginger M. Allen, and Ken A. Langeland | CIR 912 | 2012 |
East Indian Hygrophila: Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson | Lyn A. Gettys and Stephen F. Enloe | SS-AGR-411 | 2016 |
Efficacy of Herbicide Active Ingredients Against Aquatic Weeds | K. Langeland, M. Netherland, and W. Haller | SS-AGR-44 | 2009 |
Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Aquatic Weeds | Mark A. Mossler and Ken A. Langeland | PI-138 | 2013 |
Florida-Friendly Plants for Stormwater Pond Shorelines | Gail Hansen and Shangchun Hu | ENH1215 | 2013 |
Hydrilla Management in Florida Lakes | Stacia A. Hetrick and Ken A. Langeland | SS-AGR-361 | 2012 |
Lemon bacopa: Bacopa caroliniana | Lyn Gettys and Carl J. Della Torre III | SS-AGR-388 | 2015 |
Licensing of Aquatic Herbicide Applicators in Florida | Ken Langeland and Frederick M. Fishel | PI-26 | 2012 |
Phragmites in Florida | W. A. Overholt, R. Diaz, M. Hanson and D. Williams | ENY-860 | 2011 |
Rotala: A New Aquatic Invader in Southern Florida | Lyn A. Gettys and Carl J. Della Torre II | SS-AGR-376 | 2014 |
Safe Use of Glyphosate-containing Products in Aquatic and Upland Natural Areas | K. A. Langeland | SS-AGR-104 | 2012 |
Use of Copper in Freshwater Aquaculture and Farm Ponds | Craig Watson and Roy P.E. Yanong | FA-13 | 2011 |
Waterhyacinth: Florida’s Worst Floating Weed | Lyn A. Gettys | SS-AGR-380 | 2014 |
Wright’s Nutrush: An Invader of Seasonal Wetlands in Florida | Colette C. Jacono, Kenneth A. Langeland, and Jeffrey Hutchinson | SS-AGR-342 | 2011 |
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
Florida’s Established Arthropod Weed Biological Control Agents and Their Targets | J. P. Cuda and J. H. Frank | ENY-853 | 2012 |
Grass carp, the white amur: Ctenopharyngodon idella Cuvier and Valenciennes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae: Squaliobarbinae) | Emma N.I. Weeks, Jeffrey E. Hill | EENY593 | 2014 |
Hydrilla leafcutter moth (unofficial common name) Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) | Julie Baniszewski, Emma N.I. Weeks, and James P. Cuda | EENY583 | 2014 |
Hydrilla tuber weevil Bagous affinis Hustache (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) | Emma Weeks | EENY595 | 2014 |
Ligustrum Weevil (suggested common name), Ochyromera ligustri Warner (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Tychiinae: Tychiini: Endaeina) | J. P. Cuda, M. C. Zellar, and M. C. Thomas | EENY343 | 2014 |
ALLIGATORWEED
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
Alligatorweed flea beetle Agasicles hygrophila Selman and Vogt (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Halticinae) | Ted D. Center, James P. Cuda, Michael J. Grodowitz | EENY 462 | 2012 |
Alligatorweed thrips (suggested) Amynothrips andersoni O'Neill (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) | Ted D. Center, James P. Cuda, and Michael J. Grodowitz | EENY 476 | 2013 |
Florida’s Established Arthropod Weed Biological Control Agents and Their Targets | J. P. Cuda and J. H. Frank | ENY-853 | 2013 |
AUSTRALIAN PINE
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
Casuarina spp.: Australian-Pine | Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson | ENH288 | 2011 |
Field Guide to Identify the Common Casuarina (Australian Pine) Species in Florida | William S. Castle | HS1140 | 2011 |
BRAZILIAN PEPPER TREE
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
Brazilian Pepper-tree Control | Ken Gioeli and Ken Langeland | SS-AGR-17 | 2012 |
Brazilian Pepper-tree, Schinus terebinthifolius | David W. Hall, Vernon V. Vandiver, Brent A. Sellers, and Kenneth A. Langeland | SP 37 | 2012 |
Brazilian Peppertree Seed Chalcid, Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) | J. P. Cuda, G. S. Wheeler, and D. H. Habeck | EENY270 | 2011 |
Classical Biological Control of Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida | J.P. Cuda, J.C. Medal, W.A. Overholt, M. D. Vitorino, and D.H. Habeck | ENY-820 | 2013 |
Control de Brazilian Pepper-tree | Ken Gioeli and Ken Langeland | SSAGR17SP | 2012 |
Florida’s Established Arthropod Weed Biological Control Agents and Their Targets | J. P. Cuda and J. H. Frank | ENY-853 | 2013 |
HYDRILLA
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
Florida’s Established Arthropod Weed Biological Control Agents and Their Targets | J. P. Cuda and J. H. Frank | ENY-853 | 2013 |
Hydrilla: Florida’s Worst Submersed Weed | Lyn A. Gettys and Stephen F. Enloe | SS-AGR-400 | 2016 |
Hydrilla leafcutter moth (unofficial common name) Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) | Julie Baniszewski, Emma N.I. Weeks, and James P. Cuda | EENY583 | 2014 |
Hydrilla Tip Mining Midge (unofficial common name), Cricotopus lebetis (Insecta: Diptera: Chironomidae) | J. P. Cuda | EENY054 | 2011 |
MELALEUCA
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
Benefit-Cost Analysis of Melaleuca Management in South Florida | Katherine Carter-Finn, Alan W. Hodges, Donna J. Lee, and Michael T. Olexa | FE673 | 2013 |
Classical Biological Control of Weeds with Insects: Melaleuca Weevil | J. P. Cuda, S.A. Wineriter, G.R. Buckingham, T.D. Center, and K.T. Gioeli | ENY-823 | 2012 |
Ecological Consequences of Invasion by Melaleuca quinquenervia in South Florida Wetlands: Paradise Damaged, not Lost | Frank J. Mazzotti, Ted D. Center, F. Allen Dray, and Dan Thayer | SSWEC123 | 2014 |
Florida’s Established Arthropod Weed Biological Control Agents and Their Targets | J. P. Cuda and J. H. Frank | ENY-853 | 2013 |
The History and Economics of Melaleuca Management in South Florida | Katherine Carter-Finn, Alan W. Hodges, Donna J. Lee, and Michael T. Olexa | FE670 | 2013 |
Guía para Operadores Profesionales de Herbicidas para el Control del Árbol de Corteza de Papel (Melaleuca) | K.A. Langeland y Michael Meisenburg | SS-AGR-258-S | 2011 |
Management of Melaleuca by Professional Land Managers in South Florida | Katherine Carter-Finn, Alan W. Hodges, Donna J. Lee, and Michael T. Olexa | FE671 | 2013 |
Management of Melaleuca by Residents in South Florida | Katherine Carter-Finn, Alan W. Hodges, Donna J. Lee, and Michael T. Olexa | FE672 | 2013 |
Melaleuca Snout Beetle, Melaleuca Weevil (unofficial common names), Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) *See Spanish Version Below* | J. P. Cuda, S. A. Wineriter, G. R. Buckingham, T. D. Center and K. T. Gioeli | EENY211 | 2012 |
Picudo de la melaleuca (nombre común sugerido) Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) *See English Version Above* | J.P. Cuda, S.A. Wineriter, G.R. Buckingham, T.D. Center, and K.T. Gioeli | EENY211SP | 2013 |
Natural Area Weeds: A Property Owner's Guide to Melaleuca Control | K. A. Langeland, M. J. Meisenburg, and J. P. Cuda | SS-AGR-96 | 2016 |
Professional Applicator's Guide to Herbicides for Melaleuca Control | K. A. Langeland and Michael J. Meisenburg | SS-AGR-258 | 2011 |
Psílido, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae) | S.A. Wineriter, S.E. Halbert, and J. Cuda | EENY300SP (IN SPANISH) | 2013 |
MARINE (SALT WATER)
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
A Primer on Invasive Species in Coastal and Marine Waters | Charles Jacoby, Linda Walters, Shirley Baker, Karen Blyler | SGEB60 | 2009 |
Are native and nonindigenous seaweeds overgrowing Florida's east coast reefs? | Charles Jacoby, Brian LaPointe, LeRoy Creswell | SGEF156 | 2009 |
Can we stop "killer algae" from invading Florida? | Charles Jacoby, Linda Walters | SGEF155 | 2009 |
Economic Consequences of Harmful Algal Blooms: Literature Summary | S.L. Larkin and C.M. Adams | FE936 | 2013 |
Aquatic Pesticide Applicator Information
Title |
Author(s) |
Pub # |
Date |
Applying Pesticides in Compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) | F.M. Fishel | PI239 | 2011 |
Calibrating Equipment for Aquatic Herbicide Application | F.M. Fishel | PI236 | 2011 |
Constructing Weighted Trailing Hoses for Submersed Aquatic Herbicide Applications | William T. Haller, Lyn A. Gettys, and Margaret S. Glenn | SS AGR 352 | 2011 |
Licensing of Aquatic Herbicide Applicators in Florida | Ken Langeland and Frederick M. Fishel | PI-26 | 2009 |
Safe Use of Glyphosate-containing Products in Aquatic and Upland Natural Areas | K. A. Langeland | SS-AGR-104 | 2009 |
Efficacy of Herbicide Active Ingredients Against Aquatic Weeds | K. Langeland, M. Netherland, and W. Haller | SS-AGR-44 | 2009 |