Aquatic Plant Management Society

2022 Meeting - Session V

General Session

Thursday, July 21, 8:00pm – 12:00pm

Moderator: Dr. Brett Hartis – APMS President Elect (Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, NC)

08:00 AM

Whole-genome Sequencing of an Herbicide Selection Experiment Identifies a Chromosomal Region Associated with Fluridone Resistance in Eurasian Watermilfoil.

Ryan Thum, Gregory M. Chorak

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

08:20 AM

Field Evaluation of Intermittent Pulse Endothall Treatment for Dioecious Hydrilla Control in Spring Creek, Lake Seminole, GA.

Benjamin P. Sperry1, Michael W. Durham2, Robert J. Richardson3

1US Army Corps of Engineers, Gainesville, FL
2University of Florida Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville, FL
3North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

08:40 AM

The Use of Thrips to Control Alligatorweed.

Brandon Jones

Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Charlotte, NC

09:00 AM

Potential Impact of Herbicide Overspray on Phytoplankton Blooms in Arkansas Ponds.

George L. Selden

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Jonesboro, AR

09:20 AM

Field Evaluations of Cuban Bulrush (Oxycaryum cubense) Response to Select Herbicide Treatments.

Gray Turnage

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

09:40 AM

Biological Control Using Cytobagous salviniae on the Santee Cooper Lakes to Manage Salvinia molesta: Early Steps in Rearing Efforts.

Judson Riser

Santee Cooper, Moncks Corner, SC

10:00 AMBreak
10:20 AM

Field Testing the Performance and Selectivity of Discrete In-water Applications of Imazamox on the Invasive Water Hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes).

Kelli Gladding1, Jonathan Glueckert2, James Leary3

1Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida, Loxahatchee, FL
3Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

10:40 AM

Evaluations of ProcellaCOR for Regional Weeds of Interest and Select International Invasive Aquatic Plants.

Mark A. Heilman

SePRO Corporation, Carmel, IN

11:00 AM

The State of Aquatic Plant Management Education in the U.S.

Candice M. Prince, Jason Ferrell

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

11:20 AM

Connecting County Extension Agents to Aquatic Vegetation Management Challenges: A Texas Update.

Brittany Chesser1, Mikayla Killam2

1Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Bryan, TX
2Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, College Station, TX

11:40 AM

Holistic and Integrative Approaches to Controlling Waterhyacinth in South Florida.

Melissa C. Smith, Jeremiah R. Foley, Seth C. Farris

USDA Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, Fort Lauderdale, FL