Summary ²

Cyrtobagous salviniae is a species of weevil known as the salvinia weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious aquatic plant giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta).

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1. (c) National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtobagous_salviniae

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