Euhrychiopsis lecontei distribution, abundance, and experimental augmentations for Eurasian watermilfoil control in Wisconsin lakes

摘要

The specialist aquatic herbivore Euhrychiopsis lecontei (Dietz)udis currently being researched as a potential biological controludagent for Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.).udOur research in Wisconsin focused on 1) determining milfoiludweevil distribution across lakes, 2) assessing limnologicaludcharacteristics associated with their abundance, and 3) evaluatingudmilfoil weevil augmentation as a practical managementudtool for controlling Eurasian watermilfoil.