mickmassie:
Azolla spreading - call in the weevils
mickmassie:
The annual battle between Azolla and Duckweed and me commences. Azolla has won for the last two years, but I am hoping that biological control will tip the balance this year.
mickmassie:
Lemna Duckweed and Azolla. Waiting for the Azolla weevils to arrive. No easy solution for Lemna.
mickmassie:
No sign of Azolla weevils, but a heavy infestation of aphids seem to be doing the business.
mickmassie:
No change in the Azolla 'control' population in the water butt.
mickmassie:
No sign of Azolla weevils, but a heavy infestation of aphids seem to be doing the business.
mickmassie:
Aphids on Azolla
mickmassie:
Water Beetle - Hydrophildae ? Anacaena globulus ?
mickmassie:
Stenopelmus rufinasus - Azolla weevil
mickmassie:
Stenopelmus rufinasus - Azolla weevil - c. 2mm
mickmassie:
Stenopelmus rufinasus - Azolla weevil - c. 2mm
mickmassie:
Stenopelmus rufinasus - Azolla weevil - c. 2mm
mickmassie:
Pond - Azolla free
mickmassie:
Pond - Azolla free
mickmassie:
Azolla returns !!