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AQUATIC weeds use up nutrients in the water and so reduce the capacity of cultured areas to produce fish1,2. Chemical, manual and mechanical control methods can be too expensive3 and Biological weed control is ecologically acceptable and more dependable.
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CHAUDHURI, H., RAM, K. Control of aquatic weed by moth larvae. Nature 253, 40–41 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/253040a0
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