Fly Schedule for Lixadmontia franki


LRP: Lake Rogers Park

LNWR: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

EFS: Enchanted Forest Sanctuary

BCNP: Big Cypress National Preserve

Many thanks to our supporters:
The South Florida Water Management District
The Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies
University of Florida/IFAS

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These tables chronicle the trips made to 4 Natural Areas
in Florida where the potential biological control agent, Lixadmontia franki
was released in the hopes that it would become established and control
the invasive bromeliad-eating weevil Metamasius callizona.

Images are linked on associated dates.


  Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Jun 2007 24 25 26 27 28 29

1st release

LRP

Images

30
Jul 2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jul 2007 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Jul 2007 15 16 17 18 19 20

1st release

LNWR

Images

21
Jul 2007 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Jul 2007 29 30 31        
Aug 2007       1 2 3

1st release

EFS

Images

4
Aug 2007 5 6 7

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LRP

Images

8 9 10 11
Aug 2007 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Aug 2007 19 20 21

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LRP

Images

22 23 24 25
Aug 2007 26 27 28 29

1st release

BCNP

Images

30

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LNWR

Images

31  
Sep 2007             1
Sep 2007 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sep 2007 9

Sentinel plants placed in field.

EFS

Images

10 11 12 13

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LNWR

Images

14 15
Sep 2007 16 17 18 19 20 21

2nd release

LRP

Images

22
Sep 2007 23

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

EFS

Images

24 25 26 27 28 29
Sep 2007 30            
Oct 2007   1 2

Sentinel plants placed in field.

BCNP

Images

3 4 5

Fly Release

HHSP

52 females

6
Oct 2007 7 8 9 10 11 12

2nd release

LNWR

Images

13
Oct 2007 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Oct 2007 21 22 23

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

BCNP

Images

24 25 26

2nd release

EFS

Images

27
Oct 2007 28 29 30 31      
Nov 2007         1

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LRP

Images

2 3
Nov 2007 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Nov 2007 11 12 13 14 15

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LRP

Images

16

Fly Release

SSSP

Savannas State Preserve State Park
29 females

17
Nov 2007 18 19 20

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LNWR

Images

21

2nd release

BCNP

Images

22 23 24
Nov 2007 25 26 27 28 29 30  
Dec 2007             1
Dec 2007 2

Sentinel plants placed in field.

EFS

Images

3 4 5

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LNWR

Images

6 7 8
Dec 2007 9 10 11 12 13 14

3rd release

LRP

Images

15
Dec 2007 16

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

EFS

Images

17 18 19

Sentinel plants placed in field.

BCNP

Images

20 21 22
Dec 2007 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Dec 2007 30 31          
Jan 2008     1 2 3 4 5
Jan 2008 6 7 8 9 10 11

3rd release

LNWR

Images

12
Jan 2008 13 14

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

BCNP

Images

15 16

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LRP

Images

17 18

3rd release

EFS

Images

19
Jan 2008 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Jan 2008 27 28 29 30 21    
Feb 2008           1

Fly Release

CSSP

39 females
Collier Seminole State Park

2
Feb 2008 3 4

Retrieved sentinel plants from field.

LRP

Images

5 6 7 8 9
Feb 2008 10 11 12

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LNWR

Images

13

3rd release

BCNP

Images

14 15 16
Feb 2008 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Feb 2008 24 25 26

Sentinel plants placed in field.

EFS

Images

27

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LNWR

Images

28 29  
Mar 2008             1
Mar 2008 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mar 2008 9 10 11 12 13

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

EFS

Images

14 15
Mar 2008 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Mar 2008 23 24

Sentinel plants placed in field.

BCNP

Images

25 26 27 28 29
Mar 2008 30 31          
Apr 2008     1 2 3

4th release

LRP

No images.
(Release made by Mike and Jan.)

4 5
Apr 2008 6 7

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

BCNP

No images.

8 9 10 11

4th release

LNWR

No images.

12
Apr 2008 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Apr 2008 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Apr 2008 27 28

4th release

EFS

Images

29 30      
May 2008         1 2 3
May 2008 4 5 6 7

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LRP

Images

8 9 10
May 2008 11 12

4th release

BCNP

Images

13 14 15 16 17
May 2008 18

Mike Burton
1978-2008


19

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LNWR

Images

20 21 22

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LRP

Images

23 24
May 2008 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Sentinel plants placed in field.

EFS

No images.

Jun 2008 1 2

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LNWR

No images.

3

5th release

LRP

No images.

4 5 6 7
Jun 2008 8 9 10 11 12 13

Fly release.

FSSP

28 females.
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park.

14
Jun 2008 15 16

Sentinel plants placed in field.

BCNP

Images

17 18

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

EFS

Images

19 20 21
Jun 2008 22

5th release.

EFS

Images

23 24 25 26 27 28
Jun 2008 29 30

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

BCNP

Images

         
Jul 2008     1 2 3 4 5
Jul 2008 6 7 8 9

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LRP

No images.

10 11 12
Jul 2008 13

5th release

LNWR

Images

14 15 16 17 18 19
Jul 2008 20 21 22 23

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LRP

No images.

24 25

Sentinel plants placed in field.

EFS

Images

26
Jul 2008 27 28

5th release

BCNP

Images

29 30 31    
Aug 2008           1 2
Aug 2008 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Aug 2008 10 11

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

EFS

No images

12 13 14 15 16
Aug 2008 17 18 19 20 21

Sentinel plants placed in field.

LNWR

No images.

22 23
Aug 2008 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Aug 2008 31          
Sep 2008   1

Sentinel plants placed in field.

BCNP

Images

2 3 4

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

LNWR

No images.

5

Fly Release

FSSP

56 females
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park

6
Sep 2008 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sep 2008 14 15

Sentinel plants retrieved from field.

BCNP

Images

16 17 18 19 20
Sep 2008 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Sep 2008 28 29 30        

The 4 releases in the following table were made in 2009.

Location Date # females released # males released
Lake Rogers Park 24 March 2009 22 19
Loxahatchee N.W.R. 14 April 2009 41 39
Enchanted Forest San. 27 May 2009 55 42
Big Cypress N.P. 5 May 2009 52 33