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Q & A - What is the Best Way to Reduce Floating Bogs & Water Lilies?
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A customer recently contacted us regarding weed & bog control. Below is the question and our response. Question: Hello, I have a 30 acre pond with Water Lilies and floating bogs. What is the best product to reduce or eliminate these and how would I apply it. Thanks. MK, Wauwatosa, WI Answer: Aquacide Pellets are an excellent systemic option for early Spring control of Water Lilies. For best results, apply when new pads begin to rise to the water surface at the rate of 10 lbs. per 2,500 sq. ft. (50’ x 50’). Repeat treatment 3-5 weeks after the first application if...
Aquatic Weed Control: 2 Ways to Kill Water Chestnut
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Water Chestnut (Trapa natans) is an annual aquatic weed found mainly in the northeastern United States. Water Chestnut has triangular or diamond-shaped leaves with toothed edges. The leaves cluster in floating rosettes attached to an inflated spongy central stem. Rosettes have small, white 4-petaled, flowers and may produce up to 20 seeds. Each seed has four sharply pointed spines. Seeds fall from the weed, overwinter at the bottom and germinate in spring as weather warms. Water Chestnut grows primarily in mucky, nutrient rich water in up to 5 foot depths. One acre of Water Chestnut can spread to 100 acres within...
Eliminate Pond Weeds Without Affecting Trout
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A customer recently contacted us regarding weed & algae control. Below is the question and our response. Question: I have a ½-1 acre pond that is becoming infested with the “brushy” course type pond weed. The trouble is…I also have a large population of trout in it. Is there anything I can use that will eliminate those weeds without killing my trout?? A sincere thanks in advance…GG Answer: We stock a large variety of pond weed control options. All of these aquatic herbicides, when applied according to label directions, will not harm fish including trout. It is impossible to make a...
Aquatic Weed Control: 2 Ways To Kill Pickerelweed
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Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) is an emersed aquatic weed that grows 3-4 feet tall. Leaves are large and shiny with a heart-shaped base. Each leaf has very fine veins is attached toon its own stem in clusters. Pickerelweed is easily recognized by its beautiful 4” spike of blue-purple flowers. Each flower has 6 petal-like parts united below into a tube. Flowers bloom from June through November and attract insects, bees and butterflies. Pickerelweed reproduces from seed & rhizomes rooted in the mud. Control methods: 1) Aquacide Pellets are a 2,4-D based, systemic aquatic weed killer that is best-applied early spring as new...
Lack of Herbicide Use, Killed Fish?
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Hundreds, possibly thousands of crappie, walleye, bass and muskie were found in November, belly-up under the ice in Owasso Lake, Shoreview, Minnesota. One of the even measured 48 inches long! Shoreview homeowners thought low water levels from the recent drought caused low oxygen levels which killed the fish. Rumors also spread that aquatic herbicides used for lake weed treatment were the culprit. The DNR did confirm individual permits are issued to property owners for aquatic weed control, however, the last treatments were made in August, and had no on the fish after treatment. A spokesman for DNR also stated there...