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    Corps Tiny Weapon Winning the Bio Control Battle [Image 18 of 35]

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    Corps Tiny Weapon Winning the Bio Control Battle

    PALATKA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    05.01.2019

    Photo by Brigida Sanchez 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, team lead of the Aquatics Division of Small craft Operators, Terry Driggers primary job here in Palatka is to keep the St. Johns River Navigable. His team assists and supports Corps biologists in the collection of the alligator flea beetle at their Palatka office. The little beetle is one of the methods that the Corps uses to control the invasive alligator weed. The alligator weed blocks transportation routes, threatens native species, and reduces water capacity in our reservoirs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Invasive Management Species Branch is committed to providing technical support for the control of invasive species in our national and regional ecosystem restoration program.

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    Date Taken: 05.01.2019
    Date Posted: 07.23.2019 17:40
    Photo ID: 5601486
    VIRIN: 190501-A-AZ289-3354
    Resolution: 1500x1000
    Size: 1.31 MB
    Location: PALATKA, FLORIDA, US
    Hometown: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US

    Web Views: 31
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