Publications
APIRS Database
The APIRS (Aquatic Plant Information Retrieval System) database contains a collection of references to the scientific literature on control of hydrilla and hygrophila in Osceola County and the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.
Newspaper Articles
- ‘Water Weeds Can Affect Many Lives’ Orlando Sentinel By: Tina Bond
- ‘Aquatic Plants Force Costly Studies’ Orlando Sentinel By: Tina Bond
- ‘Weed Invaders Pose Threat to Native Plants, Animals’ Orlando Sentinel By: Tina Bond
- ‘Hydrilla: The Perfect Aquatic Weed’ Osceola News Gazette By: Stacia Hetrick
Magazine/Newsletter Articles
- ‘Demonstration Project on Hydrilla and Hygrophila in the Upper Kissimmee Chain of Lake (Excerpt from the EPA Work Plan)’ Aquatics By: Tina Bond
- ‘Hydrilla: Help Stop the Spread’ Solutions for Your Life Newsletter By: Tina Bond
- ‘Watch our Hydrilla, there’s a new Sherriff in town!’ Solutions for Your Life Newsletter By: Tina Bond
- ‘Hydrilla and Hygrophila Awareness’ Celebration newsletter By: Tina Bond
- ‘Hydrilla in Florida: How did it get here?’ Solutions for Your Life Newsletter By: Stacia Hetrick
- Don’t Release Unwanted Pets, Including Plants!’ Solutions for Your Life Newsletter Newsletter. By Stacia Hetrick.
- ‘Master Gardeners Assist in 2009 Hydrilla Field Day’ Grapevine Newsletter. By Stacia Hetrick.
Project Brochure
- Invasive Aquatic Plants You Should Know Brochure (PDF 4.3 MB). View the front and back of the brochure.
Other Project Publications
- ‘Exploration for natural enemies of Hydrilla verticillata in East/Central Africa and genetic characterization of worldwide populations’ Report for DEP By: William Overholt et al.
- India Trip Report - see what researchers in India have uncovered about hygrophila biocontrol agents.
Other Related Publications
These publications are related to the Demonstration Project or aquatic plant management on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.
Hydrilla
- ‘Hydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata’ EDIS document
- ‘Hydrilla verticillata: The Perfect Aquatic Weed’
- ‘Hydrilla Weed Alert’
- ‘Hydrilla Management in Florida: A Summary and Discussion of Issues Identified by Professionals with Future Management Recommendations’
- ‘How was Hydrilla Introduced into Florida?’
- ‘Hydrilla’ in Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States
- ‘Florida Hydrilla Management Summit 2005 Summary Report’
- ‘Hydrilla: An Invasive Aquatic Plant’
- ‘Hydrilla Tip Mining Midge, Cricotopus lebetis’
- ‘Laboratory and Field Demonstrations of weed control properties of dry formulations of Mycoleptodiscus terrestris, a potential fungal bioherbicide for control of Hydrilla verticillata’
- ‘Algae-Harboring Hydrilla Causing Bald Eagle Deaths in the Southeast’
- For more hydrilla links, visit the National Invasive Species Information Center
Hygrophila
- ‘East Indian Hygrophila, Hygrophila polysperma’ EDIS document
Other Publications
- Seasonal Production and Germination of Hydrilla Vegetative Propagules (PDF (316 KB)
- ‘Weed Control in Florida Ponds’
- ‘Economic Sectors at Risk from Invasive Aquatic Weeds for the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Osceola County’ (PDF - 358 KB).
- ‘Status of the Aquatic Plant Management Program in Florida Public Waters 2006-2007’
- Herbicide Product Information
- Waterfront Property Owners Guide (PDF 2.23 MB)
- ‘Monitoring Floral and Faunal Succession Following Alternative Habitat Restoration Techniques in a Large Central Florida Lake’
- ‘Triploid Grass Carp’
- Rule 5B-64 Aquatic plant importation, transportation, non-nursery cultivation, possession and collection
- Proceedings of the Grass Carp Conference
Video Presentations
- View the presentation, "Demonstration Project on Hydrilla and Hygrophila in the Upper Kissimmee Chain of Lakes" by Stacia Hetrick to the Osceola County Commissioner's Regular Meeting, March 16, 2009. NOTE: You will need to Jump To Agenda item #1.
- View the project presentation for the City of Kissimmee Commission Meeting, July 21, 2009. NOTE: Windows Media Player Application Request may pop up - click 'ok' to load the media player. You will need to scroll to the 10:45 time mark.
Project Powerpoints
- Demonstration Project on Hydrilla and Hygrophila in the Upper Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Stacia Hetrick, UF/IFAS, Osceola County Extension. BOCC Meeting, March 16, 2009. (PPT 7.9 MB)
- Demonstration Project on Hydrilla and Hygrophila in the Upper Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Stacia Hetrick, UF/IFAS, Osceola County Extension. UF Plant Colloquium, April 15, 2009. (PPT 4.1 MB)
- Hydrilla: Help Stop the Spread!, Stacia Hetrick, UF/IFAS, Osceola County Extension. For: Kissimmee Rotary, April 27, 2009. (PPT 11.3 MB)
- A Closer Look at Herbicides: Why They Kill Plants and Not You, Presented by Brett Bultemeier, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (PPT 1 MB)
