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dc.contributor.authorLewis, Sonya F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrodowitz, Michael Jayen_US
dc.contributor.authorFreedman, Jan E.en_US
dc.creatorAquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.creatorComputer Sciences Corporationen_US
dc.creatorEnvironmental Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-16T16:08:48Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-03-16T16:08:48Zen_US
dc.date.issued2003-09en_US
dc.identifier.govdocERDC TN-APCRP-BC-06en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/3871en_US
dc.descriptionTechnical Noteen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This technical note discusses the collection, dissection, and screening of Neochetina bruchi Hustache and N. eichhorniae Warner from sites in Texas for the infectious protozoan disease, microsporidiosis. The causal organisms (Microsporidia) have been shown to severely limit the effectiveness of the weevil agents by reducing egg production and shortening life spans (Center and Rebelo 2001). Surveys conducted in 1995 determined that microsporidia were not present in weevils collected from sites in Texas. During the summer of 2002, researchers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) again surveyed sites in Texas in an effort to assay Neochetina populations for the presence/absence of microsporidia. It is essential that infection of N. bruchi and N. eichhorniae be assessed so that impact from microsporidiosis can be evaluated. In addition, it is becoming commonplace to import weevils from sites outside of Texas to augment existing weevil populations. Such importations are risky if imported weevils have levels of infection higher than existing Texas populations.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army. Corps of Engineersen_US
dc.format.extent6 pages/993.7 kBen_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEngineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)en_US
dc.relationhttp://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1003783en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTechnical Note (Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)) ; no.ERDC TN-APCRP-BC-06en_US
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimiteden_US
dc.sourceThis Digital Resource was created from Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobaten_US
dc.subjectAquatic plants--Texas--Managementen_US
dc.subjectWaterhyacinthen_US
dc.subjectWeevil agentsen_US
dc.subjectMicrosporidiaen_US
dc.subjectAquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.titleMicrosporidia infection in Neochetina eichhorniae and N. bruchi populations in Texasen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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