1. Alligatorweed By: Alex Bauman

2.  Control measures

3. Alligator weed  This plant resides in southeastern states.  Emersed plant that can be found in a variety of places.

4. Alligator weed characterisics  It is a flowering plant  It has small tiny one seeded fruits that have thin walls

5. Characterisics  The leaves can be opposite, narrowly elliptic or spatulate.  They have tiny, one seeded fruits

6. Source of Introduction  It was first reported in Alabama in 1897.  It is thought that they came over on the ballasts of boats.

7. Control Measurements  The alligator flea beetle was the first biological control for aquatic weeds.  It was established on the alligator weed in 1965.

8. Work Cited  “Alligator weed”. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plats. Web. 28 Sept. 2012.  “Alligatorweed”. Invasive Species Info. Web. 2 Oct. 2012.  Cuba, James. “Alligatorweed flea beetle Agasicles hygrophila Selman and Vogt”. ESIS. Web. 29 Sept. 2012.