Scientists hope hungry black weevils imported from Louisiana can help tackle South Africa's invasive water plant problem.

South Africa is unleashing weevil beetles in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of salvinia minima, an alien species of ...

After the weevils helped control the spread of salvinia in parts of the United States, scientists from both countries worked together on a project to gather a starter population in South Africa.

Scientists in South Africa are using weevils to combat the invasive Salvinia plant threatening freshwater ecosystems ...

Scientists have begun introducing weevils from Louisiana into South Africa’s Crocodile River in hopes that the insects will ...

The introduced species, Cyrtobagous salviniae, is a subaquatic herbivorous insect renowned for its ability to curtail the growth of the invasive salvinia plant.

After the weevils helped control the spread of salvinia in parts of the United States, scientists from both countries worked together on a project to gather a starter population in South Africa.

After the weevils helped control the spread of salvinia in parts of the United States, scientists from both countries worked together on a project to gather a starter population in South Africa.