LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Thick weeds have been spotted covering several bodies of water in Lake Charles. It’s an invasive plant, but state wildlife officials say not to worry. The plant is called ...

This summer was among the worst for mosquitoes on the northshore, residents say, but now scientists have figured out a new reason the bugs may be multiplying more frequently. An invasive weed called ...

Giant salvinia, an extremely invasive floating aquatic fern from southeastern Brazil, was found on Caddo Lake by a Louisiana research biologist on May 29, 2006. An initial survey, conducted by Texas ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Fisheries biologists of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have been able to snuff out the giant salvinia species, an invasive aquatic plant species in Arkansas. This ...