AGRICULTURE Victoria (AV) has called for all Victorians to help protect the local food growing communities, biodiversity, gardens, lakes and places of cultural significance by helping to stop the sale of two of the world’s most invasive aquatic weeds.

AV High Risk Invasive Plants biosecurity manager, Angela Constantine said the ongoing illegal trade of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes or Pontederia crassipes) and salvinia (Salvinia molesta) is putting the state at risk.