Invasive Plant Research Laboratory

Melaleuca quinquenervia

3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
Phone (954) 475-0541
Fax (954) 476-9169

The Areawide Management Evaluation of Melaleuca quinquenervia

News Reports:

Aussie Weevil Opens Attack on Rampant Melaleuca. By Marcia Wood. Agricultural Research 45(12): 4-7. (December 1997) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/dec97/mela1297.htm

Handle This Spinach With Care. By Jill Lee. Agricultural Research Magazine 46(6): 26. (June 1998) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jun98/spin0698.htm

Weevil May Help Fight Invasive Water Weed. By Marcia Wood. July 1, 1999. (Press release) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/1999/990701.htm

Science Update. Reunion With Weevils Could Sink a Water Weed. Agricultural Research 47(11): 23. (November 1999) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/nov99/sci1199.htm

Fly From Amazon Jungle Could Be Next Weapon Against Water Weed. By Jim De Quattro. March 1, 2000. (Press release) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2000/000301.htm

Foreign Agents Imported for Weed Control. By Kathryn Barry Stelljes and Marcia Wood. Agricultural Research 48(3): 4-9. (March 2000) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/ar/archive/mar00/weed0300.htm

Watch Out Water-hyacinth! New Jungle Enemies Are Coming. By Jim De Quattro. Agricultural Research 48(3): 10-12. (March 2000) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/mar00/water0300.htm

Global Search for Climbing Fern's Foes. By Marcia Wood. Agricultural Research 48(7): 16-18. (July 2000) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jul00/fern0700.htm