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Cofrancesco, A.F. 2000. Factors to consider when using native biological control organisms to manage exotic plants. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38: 117-120. Abstract and pdf from JAPM
Cofrancesco, A.F., and H. Crosson. 1999. Euhrychiopsis lecontei (Dietz) as a potential biological control agent of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.). U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Aquatic Plant Control Research Program. A-99-3.
Cofrancesco, A.F., McFarland, D.G., Madsen, J.D., Poovey, A.G., and Jones, H.L. (2004). "Impacts of Euhrychiopsis lecontei (Dietz) from Different Populations on the Growth and Nutrition of Eurasian Watermilfoil," APCRP-BC-07
Creed Jr., R. P. 1998. A biogeographic perspective on Eurasian watermilfoil declines: Additional evidence for the role of herbivorous weevils in promoting declines? Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 36: 16-22.Abstract and pdf from JAPM. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Creed Jr., R. P. 2000a. The weevil-watermilfoil interaction at different spatial scales: what we know and what we need to know. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38: 78-81. Abstract and pdf from JAPM. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Creed, R. P., and S. P. Sheldon. 1994a. Aquatic weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) associated with northern watermilfoil (Myriophyllum sibiricum) in Alberta, Canada. Entomological News 105: 98-102. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Creed, R. P., and S. P. Sheldon. 1994b. The effect of two herbivorous insect larvae on Eurasian watermilfoil. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 32: 21-26. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Creed, R. P., and S. P. Sheldon. 1995. Weevils and watermilfoil: did a North American herbivore cause the decline of an exotic plant? Ecological Applications 5: 1113-1121.Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Creed, R. P., S. P. Sheldon, and D. M. Cheek. 1992. The effect of herbivore feeding on the buoyancy of Eurasian watermilfoil. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 30: 75-76. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Crowell, W. J. 1999. Minnesota DNR tests the use of 2,4-D in managing Eurasian watermilfoil. Aquatic Nuisance Species Digest 3: 42-43; 46.
Cuda, J. P., R. Charudattan, M. J. Grodowitz, R. M. Newman, J.F. Shearer, M. L. Tamayo, and B. Villegas. 2008. Recent advances in biological control of submersed aquatic weeds. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 46(1): 15-32.
Getsinger, K.D., A. G. Poovey, W.F. James, R. M. Stewart, M.J. Grodowitz, M.J. Maceina, and R.M. Newman. 2002. Management of Eursasian watermilfoil in Houghton Lake, Michigan: workshop summary. Technical Report ERDC/EL TR-02-24, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. 88 pgs.In pdf (is big) Good overview of control methods including biocontrol with weevils.
Getsinger, K., M. D. Moore, E. Dibble, E. Kafcas, M. Maceina, V. Mudrak, C. Lembi, J. Madsen, R. M. Stewart, L. Anderson, W. Haller, C. Layne, A. Cofrancesco, R. Newman, F. Nibling, K. Engelhardt. 2004. Best Management Practices Handbook for Aquatic Plant Management in Support of Fish and Wildlife Habitat. Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation, Lansing, MI. 47 pgs. Available online
Jester, L. L., M. A. Bozek, S. P. Sheldon, and D. R. Helsel. 1997b. New records for Euhrychiopsis lecontei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and their densities in Wisconsin lakes. Gr. Lakes Entomol. 30: 169-176. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Jester, L. L., M. A. Bozek, D. R. Helsel, and S. P. Sheldon. 2000. Euhrychiopsis lecontei distribution, abundance, and experimental augmentations for Eurasian watermilfoil control in Wisconsin lakes. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38: 88-97. Abstract and pdf from JAPM
Johnson, R. L., P. J. van Duesen, J. A. Toner, and N. G. Hairston Jr. 2000. Eurasian watermilfoil biomass associated with insect herbivores in New York. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38(2): 82-88. Abstract and pdf from APMS. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Krischik, V.A., R. M. Newman, and J. F. Kyhl. 1997. Managing aquatic plants in Minnesota lakes. Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota, Extension Circular FO-6955-C, St. Paul, MN.
Lillie, R. A. 2000. Temporal and spatial changes in milfoil distribution and biomass associated with weevils in Fish Lake, WI. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38: 98-104.Abstract and pdf from JAPM. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Madsen, J. D. 1998. Predicting invasion success of Eurasian watermilfoil. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 36: 28-32. A pdf version of the Aquatic Plant Control Research Program Report on which this was based
Madsen, J. D. 1999. A Quantitative Approach to Predict Potential Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Species Problems. ANS Update 5(4):1. In pdf.
Madsen, J.D. 2000. Advantages and disadvantages of aquatic plant management. Lake Line 20(1): 22-34.
Madsen, J. D., H. A. Crosson, K. S. Hamel, M. A. Hilovsky, and C. H. Welling. 2000. Panel Discussion - Management of Eurasian watermilfoil in the United States using native insects: State regulatory and management issues. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38: 121-124.Abstract and pdf from JAPM. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Madsen, J. D., J. W. Sutherland, J. A. Bloomfield, L. W. Eichler, and C. W. Boylen. 1991. The decline of native vegetation under dense Eurasian watermilfoil canopies. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 29: 94-99. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Marko, M. D., R. M. Newman and F. K. Gleason. 2005. Chemically mediated host-plant selection by the milfoil weevil: a freshwater insect-plant interaction. Journal of Chemical Ecology 31 (12): 2857-2876. Email Ray Newman if you cannot download a copy
Marko, M. D., E.M. Gross, R. M. Newman and F. K. Gleason. 2008. Chemical profile of the North American native Myriophyllum sibiricum compared to the invasive M. spicatum. Aquatic Botany 88(1): 57-65. Published online 9/2/2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.08.007 Email Ray Newman if you cannot download a copy and I will send a legal pdf.
Mazzei, K. C., R. M. Newman, A. Loos, and D. W. Ragsdale. 1999. Developmental rates of the native milfoil weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei, and damage to Eurasian watermilfoil at constant temperatures. Biological Control 16: 139-143. Article ID bcon.1999.0739, also available online at http://www.idealibrary.com
Melchior, M. 1997. Control strategies for Eurasian watermilfoil . Restoration and Reclamation Review, a Student On-Line Journal at the University of Minnesota. 2.2.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Plant Managment Publications
Newman, R.M. 2004. Invited Review – Biological control of Eurasian watermilfoil by aquatic insects: basic insights from an applied problem. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 159 (2): 145 - 184. Abstract (and access to pdf if you have subscription) Email RMN to obtain personal pdf
Newman, R.M. 2004. Biological control of Eurasian watermilfoil: Completion report for 2001-2004 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological Services. 80 pgs.
Newman, R. M., and L. M. Maher. 1995. New records and distribution of aquatic insect herbivores of watermilfoils (Haloragaceae: Myriophyllum spp.) in Minnesota. Entomological News 106: 6-12. For pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Newman, R. M., M. E. Borman, and S. W. Castro. 1997. Developmental performance of the weevil Euhrychiopsis lecontei on native and exotic watermilfoil hostplants. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16: 627-634. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Newman, R.M. and D.D. Biesboer. 2000. A decline of Eurasian watermilfoil in Minnesota associated with the milfoil weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38(2): 105-111. Abstract and pdf from APMS. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Newman, R. M., K. L. Holmberg, D. D. Biesboer, and B. G. Penner. 1996. Effects of a potential biocontrol agent, Euhrychiopsis lecontei, on Eurasian watermilfoil in experimental tanks. Aquatic Botany 53: 131-150. In pdf (is big)
Newman, R. M., M. E. Borman, and S. W. Castro. 1997. Developmental performance of the weevil Euhrychiopsis lecontei on native and exotic watermilfoil hostplants. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16: 627-634. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Newman, R.M., E. M. Gross, W. Wimmer and P. Sprick. 2006. Life history and developmental performance of the Eurasian milfoil weevil, Eubrychius velutus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 60(2): 170-176. Abstract and pdf from BioOne. may need subcription for pdf - get legit pdf from title link
Newman, R.M., D.W. Ragsdale and D.D. Biesboer. 1999. Factors influencing the control of Eurasian watermilfoil with native or naturalized insects. Completion Report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological Services. 55 pgs. In pdf
Newman, R.M., D.W. Ragsdale and D.D. Biesboer. 2000. Factors influencing the control of Eurasian watermilfoil with native or naturalized insects. Second Progress Report for 1999-2001 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological Services. 29 pgs. In pdf
Newman, R.M., D.W. Ragsdale and D.D. Biesboer. 2001. Factors influencing the control of Eurasian watermilfoil with native or naturalized insects. June 2001 Progress Report to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Ecological Services. 47 pgs. In pdf.
Newman, R. M., D. W. Ragsdale, A. Milles and C. Oien. 2001. Overwinter habitat and the relationship of overwinter to in-lake densities of the milfoil weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei, a Eurasian watermilfoil biological control agent. Journal of the Aquatic Plant Management Society 39(1): 63- 67. Abstract and pdf from APMS. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Roley, S.S. and R.M. Newman. 2006. Developmental performance of the milfoil weevil, Euhrychiopsis lecontei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on northern watermilfoil, Eurasian watermilfoil, and hybrid (northern x Eurasian) watermilfoil. Environmental Entomology 35(1): 121-126.
Sheldon, S. P., and R. P. Creed. 1995. Use of a native insect as a biological control for an introduced weed. Ecological Applications 5: 1122-1132. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Sheldon, S. P., and L. M. O'Bryan. 1996a. Life history of the weevil Euhrychiopsis lecontei, a potential biological control agent of Eurasian watermilfoil. Entomological News 107: 16-22. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Sheldon, S. P., and L. M. O'Bryan. 1996b. The effects of harvesting Eurasian watermilfoil on the aquatic weevil Euhrychiopsis lecontei. J. Aquat. Plant Manage. 34: 76-77. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Solarz, S.L. and R.M. Newman. 2001. Variation in hostplant preference and performance by the milfoil weevil Euhrychiopsis lecontei Dietz exposed to native and exotic watermilfoils. Oecologia: 126: 66-75. published online August 2000. PDF version
Sutter, T. J., and R. M. Newman. 1997. Is predation by sunfish (Lepomis spp.) an important source of mortality for the Eurasian watermilfoil biocontrol agent Euhrychiopsis lecontei ? Journal of Freshwater Ecology 12: 225-234. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
JAPM Special
Issue: The Use of Native Insect Herbivores for the Management
of Eurasian
Watermilfoil -scroll down to issue 2 - pdfs of all articles available. If
you search the JAPM site
for Euhrychiopsis you will get access to the abstracts for this issue 38(2)
plus a few others.
Tamayo, M., C. E. Grue, and K. Hamel. 2000. Relationship between water quality, watermilfoil frequency, and weevil distribution in the State of Washington. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 38(2): 112-116. Abstract and pdf from APMS. Abstract and pdf of entire article from SGNIS
Tetra Tech. 1997. Use of Aquatic Weevils to Control a Nuisance Weed in Lake Bomoseen, Vermont. US Environmental Protection Agency, Watershed Protection: Clean Lakes Case Study Number 3 EPA 841-F-97-002, Washington, DC.
Valley, R.D. and R.M. Newman. 1998. Competitive interactions between Eurasian watermilfoil and northern watermilfoil in experimental tanks. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. 36(2): 121-126. Abstract and pdf from APMS. Pdf of article from SGNIS
Ward, D.M. and R.M. Newman. 2006. Fish predation on Eurasian watermilfoil herbivores and indirect effects on macrophytes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63(5): 1049-1057. Online from CJFAS site - may need subcription for pdf - get legit pdf from title link
JAPM Special issue on The Use of Native Insect Herbivores for the Management of Eurasian Watermilfoil (scroll down to issue 2)
Reports Online
University
of Minnesota Reports available in pdf
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