Yes, tilapia will have to be controlled if they are introduced into a central/south Florida pond. Personally, I would skip the tilapia in that situation. Up north where they die off each year. It think they have more pluses than minuses. Where they overwinter, that isn't the case... The FWC has struggled for years to control tilapia and other non native cichlids. Peacock bass have helped, but tilapia are hard to control.
That is the biggest thing with fisheries management... There is no absolutes! One study doesn't prove anything. 10 studies MIGHT prove something.
