In August, 2013, Ted and Stella Barrow of Caddo Lake made the first of (hopefully) many weevil-stocking trips to south Louisiana, where they harvested Giant Salvinia containing the salvinia-eating weevil. With only a handful of volunteers, they harvested the weevils,loaded them into 35 totes, and transported them safely through the night to a new home on Caddo, where they are happily eating through local salvinia at a pleasing rate.
Ted Barrow, moving fence (and G.S.) toward the waiting totes
Moveable fences used to corral salvinia during harvest
Vanessa Adams, TPWD, and the hay rake used to harvest GS and weevils
Successful weevil harvesters: Karen Williams, Vanessa Adams, Stella Barrow, Dr. Dearl Sander
Totes contaiing G.S. and weevils, loaded up and ready to travel to Caddo Lake
Karen Williams and Vanessa Adams loading the totes