Aquacide Blog — Harvester Liquid

Duckweed and Watermeal are free floating pond weeds that are found in wetlands and nutrient rich stagnant water. They are often mistaken for algae. Pond weed identification can be done by recognizing its small, round floating “frond” or leaf. Duckweed frond has hanging roots and is roughly the diameter of a pencil eraser. Watermeal has no roots and looks like floating grass seed about the size of a pin-head. Duckweed and Watermeal reproduce by budding on the margin or base of the frond. Each frond can only do this a limited number of times before dying. Both survive freezing and...

Just like the 1958 science fiction classic movie “The Blob”, Giant Salvinia burst onto the scene in the United States, becoming one of the world’s worst invasive aquatic plants.  In 1998 Giant Salvinia was recognized as a U.S. problem when eradication was resisted near Houston, Texas. Giant Salvinia has an “explosive” growth rate and can easily double in size in just a few days. Native to Southern Brazil, Giant Salvinia is now found in India, South East Asia, Africa, New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Zealand and a host of other countries including the United States. Biologists believe Giant Salvinia was...

One of the most common submersed lake weeds is Bushy Pondweed.  Bushy Pondweed is a rooted native weed that grows up from the pond bottom.  It has thread-like narrow leaves oppositely arranged on slender, sparsely branched stems.  Lake weed identification can be made by the microscopic teeth along the leafs edge.  Bushy Pondweed leaves are also slightly broader at the base than tip.  This water weed can be found growing in depths of 10 feet or more.

When algae becomes overabundant it can lower the recreational and aesthetic qualities in a pond or lake.  It can also alter some of the natural pond qualities such as fish habitat.  The following chemical options can be used for pond algae removal. Sodium Carbonate Peroxyhydrate (GreenClean) This is a fast-acting algaecide, with results noticeable within several hours in the form of algae discoloration from green to a whitish or cream color.  Its mode of action is oxidation, producing 100 times its volume of oxygen as it eliminates chlorophyll in the immediate application area.  It completely biodegrades into naturally occurring compounds...

A customer recently contacted us regarding lake weed control. Below is his question and our response. Question: I live on a fresh water lake, our beach is sand covered with a little mud.   It’s a gradual slope out about 200’ to a depth of 15’...I have used Aquacide Pellets before with some success but my question is if there is a product I can apply now while the lake is out that will kill the weed roots?  The lake is all the way out and the bottom is exposed.  Not frozen,  just damp? Answer:  There are two main types of aquatic weed...