If you own a small pond or lake you will likely encounter the issue of unwanted aquatic vegetation. Aquatic plants are natural and important components of ponds or lakes. Microscopic plants, or algae, ...

Aquatic dye is an effective way to reduce the growth of algae and submerged weeds in ponds, according to Scott Jones, small-impoundment Extension specialist with the Department of ...

Farm ponds offer land owners many things – a source of water for wildlife and livestock, family recreation, and for some, a food source in the fish raised. To keep the farm pond healthy and to ensure ...

As spring shifts into top gear, boat dock-choking aquatic plants such as hydrilla and watermilfoil start becoming abundant in Tennessee River reservoirs. A Guntersville, Ala.-based aquatic weed ...

Aquatic weeds can be a problem for many area ponds, due to their excessive growth interfering with activities such as fishing, swimming and boating. While aquatic plants are beneficial for ponds, at ...

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Extension Offices often get questions about weeds in ponds and lakes. I would like to share some thoughts on aquatic weed control. First, aquatic weed growth is ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association and its partners are hosting the first in a series of in-person workshops to discuss potential solutions to the spread of aquatic ...

Local governments and private individuals should not be required to obtain a special environmental permit prior to applying chemicals to control invasive aquatic weeds and other pests, ruled the U.S.

Last summer marked the completion of the Tahoe Keys Lagoons Aquatic Weed Control Methods Test (CMT) — a three-year, science-based testing program aimed at tackling Lake Tahoe’s largest and most ...

Experiments were conducted in 200-gal concrete tanks to evaluate a large fresh-water snail, Marisa cornuarietis, as a biological aquatic weed control agent. Adult Marisa snails were collected from a ...

PROBLEM AND THE LATEST EFFORT TO STOP IT. >> THE TOEAH KEYS. ITS GROUND ZERO IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AQUATIC INVASIVE WEEDS THAT ENVIRONMENT A GROUP SAY POSE A DIRE AND GROWING THREAT TO ALL OF LAKE ...

Since 2000, the number of aquatic weed-control permit applications submitted to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has increased 62 percent. But while the statewide weed-control business ...