Evil weevil warriors caught on video
Just in case you weren’t able to be at Big Cypress National Preserve in knee-deep swamp water for the release of the parasitic fly species that could save us from the “evil weevils,” NBC-2.com has online video to show you just what you missed.
From NBC-2.com:
COLLIER COUNTY: Scientists released a new species of fly in the Big Cypress National Preserve on Wednesday and they hope it will help control an invasive insect that is threatening native plant life.
The target of the new flies are something experts call “the evil weevil.” It attacks and kills Florida’s bromeliad plants, many of which are endangered.
“I first started chasing this weevil in Broward County in 1991. I was horrified by what was happening,” said Dr. Howard Frank, who is a scientist at the University of Florida.
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