People are starting to push towards salvinia control, this is a glimmer of hope here


Morley Hudson Weevil Greenhouse
Grand Opening - August 20th from 10am-noon
Shady Glade Resort, 429 Cypress Drive in Uncertain, Texas

The Caddo Lake Institute (CLI), the Greater Caddo Lake Association (GCLA) and the Morley Hudson family invite you to join us and many others who have made it possible to celebrate the opening of the first high production salvinia weevil rearing facility in Texas, if not the world. Please RSVP to Stella Barrow by August 11th at [email protected] or 903-736-3063.

Our partners and funders in this effort to manage giant salvinia include Texas A&M, Harrison County, Cypress Valley Navigation District, City of Marshall, City of Uncertain, The Dallas Caddo Club, local entities and hundreds of volunteers. This effort will be celebrated with the grand opening of the Morley Hudson Caddo Lake Salvinia Weevil Greenhouse. For more information on the effort, visit the Greater Caddo Lake Association's website.

The Caddo Lake Institute will continue to raise funds for the annual operating costs of the weevil rearing facility. Funds for a second facility on the northside of Caddo Lake are also needed. You can make a donation at www.caddolake.us/donate/html or GCLA's website.
Biological control with salvinia weevils is needed; they are the best option to manage salvinia in a lake such as Caddo. The areas of flooded cypress forests cannot be reached by boat or foot and can become giant salvinia nurseries. Some herbicide applications will still be needed, but the salvinia weevils have shown that they can do much of the management for us.

A regional approach is also needed, since giant salvinia can move between lakes on boats and trailers. CLI is therefore also coordinating a regional effort. See our InvasivesWatch website, for that work and for the mapping feature for tracking chemical and biological treatments on Caddo and other lakes in the region.