A weed is killing lakes in Texas, so they've imported a bug to eat the weed

I live on a lake in Michigan. We have an invasive here, Eurasian milfoil, that’s not as aggressive as what those folks are dealing with, but the end game is about the same. We (along with many other lakes) have been stocking this little weevil for several years, dumping thousands of them in the lake. They live their whole lives underwater, except when it gets cold they crawl up on shore and spend the winter in leaf mass. I think they’re absolutely adorable!

Oh yeah, my point (and I did have one) was that they pose no threat to land plants, like corn crops. So, ya know, knock on wood!

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