UF / IFAS Extension Publications

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.

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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