Aquacide Blog — aquaneat

  A customer recently contacted us regarding Horsetail control. Below is his question and our response. Question: We have lots of “Pipe Cleaner” grass also known as Horsetail.  It is in the water and around our burm & beach area. They are long green stems with brown rings about every 6-8 inches around.  They are hollow and I have never seen any flowers or leaves on them.  They are taking over our 1 acre pond.  Do you have any products or recommendations for getting rid of it? Thanks! Answer: Horsetail is one of the few plants that has survived since...

It is generally not a good rule of thumb to place any type of aquatic vegetation into a private lake or pond.  However, Common Cattails are one of the species that can be utilized, carefully, to add dimension to the water body.  Because of the thick root system and dense growth of Cattails in general, they are a great type of erosion-control.  Cattails also provide great habitat for waterfowl, especially wood ducks. Several species of birds also use Cattails as a perch, and Cattails provide habitat for other aquatic animal life as well as cover for small fish. Although there...