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Aquatic Weed Control: 3 Ways To Kill Bulrush
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Bulrush (scripus) is an emersed, perennial, grass-like weed that grows in shallow water. Bulrush grows up to 10 feet tall in colonies from rhizomes. A leafless stem can be triangular or round and comes to a point at the tip. Loose clusters of brown flowers and seeds gather just below the tip. There is no known biological control option. Control methods: 1) Weed raking and weed cutting is an option for seed and root reduction. This method can be difficult because new weeds can sprout from seeds and root fragments left behind. 2) Aquacide Pellets are a systemic aquatic herbicide that is best...
Aquatic Weed Control Alternative: Pond Sliders aka Pond Turtles
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Pond Turtles The most common seen turtle is the pond slider. The top shell is usually dark olive-green to black and striped or blotched with light yellow. The undersides of their shells are typically bright yellow with numerous black dots or smudges. Their heads and legs are striped with black and yellow. There is usually a prominent red streak on the side of the head behind the eye. Mature adults have an average shell length of 5-12 inches and weigh 5-18 lbs. Their life span in the wild is about 20 years Sliders were most commonly sold in pet stores...
Inland Lake Weeds Becoming Increasingly Problematic Here
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The ongoing battle against aquatic weeds on Kenosha County’s inland lakes is getting tougher as one of the most invasive species is developing an herbicide-resistant strain, and ongoing drought changes the landscape of the lakes. Managing weed growth on lakes is the primary focus of the associations that work to care for inland lakes like Camp Lake and Paddock Lake. Without artificial controls, the lake weeds — especially invasive species like Eurasian watermilfoil — spread in thick mats, making it difficult for boats to move through the water. The Eurasian species first showed up in the United States in about...
Preventing Aquatic Weed Problems
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Preventing Lake Weed Problems Southern Ponds & Wildlife Vol. 3 #1 (Winter 2004) Don C. Keller Every spring during the months of April and May, I get hundreds of calls from pond owners who seem to be overwhelmed with vegetation problems. They usually state that they began fertilizing in March and had difficulty establishing a desirable plankton bloom (green color). What they fail to say is that there was some vegetation in the pond when they began fertilizing. The reason they couldn’t get a bloom was because the vegetation was sucking up the fertilizer. All vegetation responds to fertilizer,...
Hydrilla & Other Invasive Lake Weeds could be Outlawed.
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Yates County legislators want to hear from the public about the potential for a local law to prevent the spread of invasive, non-native species into the waterways of the county. PHOTO/ Robert L. Johnson Hydrilla is an aggressive invasive species that can grow up to a foot a day, say experts. The Yates County Legislature will not vote on a proposed local law intended to prevent the introduction and movement of aquatic invasive species in Yates County waters during their April 8 meeting as previously planned because additional work needs to be done on the draft law, explains District...