Giant Salvinia has been found in several coves around Lake Palestine with Cobb Creek being the worse. Growing in a floating mat like this spot on Toledo Bend Reservoir, the invasive plant can hamper ...

Giant salvinia is not a newcomer to Lake Palestine, but after a massive outbreak late this summer some lake residents and boaters who have not experienced it before suddenly became acquainted with the ...

A giant floating fern that carpets waterways with thick, leafy mats has become a major problem in Alabama waterways. It’s called Giant Salvinia. “Nobody wants it,” said Monica Allen, a spokesperson ...

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - The Columbus County Board of Commissioners approved a request for license plate cameras and funding to fight the invasive giant salvinia plant at its meeting on Tuesday, ...

Jun. 26—AUSTIN — Giant salvinia is a destructive, invasive, free-floating aquatic fern that poses a major threat to Texas lakes. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) implements an integrated ...

An illegal plant species has been spotted in a large South Carolina lake, sparking concerns about a potential invasion. There have been sightings of the invasive giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta) ...

Unusually cold temperatures in the northern parishes are expected to have killed 90 percent of the salvinia weevils used to combat the invasive aquatic plant giant salvinia, which is clogging ...

Salvinia, is a floating fern native to South America. It is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world and can grow from one foot to the size of a football field in just two weeks. It can also ...