Biocide Treatment of Invasive Signal Crayfish: Successes, Failures and Lessons Learned

Abstract

Signal crayfish, as an invasive alien species in Europe, have caused impacts on aquatic communities and losses of native crayfish. Eradication of recently established populations may be possible in small ponds (

Keywords

crayfish; alien species; biological invasion; control; biocide; eradication; signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus; natural pyrethrum; synthetic pyrethroid; toxicity

Published in

Diversity
2019, volume: 11, number: 3, article number: 29
Publisher: MDPI

SLU Authors

• Edsman, Lennart

  • Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/d11030029

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/99936