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Thousands of Fish Die as Heat Rises & Algae Blooms
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While many people jump in the lake to keep cool, living life underwater isn’t always enough to protect fish from the heat. Many people throughout the US have noticed fish struggling at the water surface and washing up onto their shore. This is due to the heat wave that has hovered over the Midwest over the past few weeks. Fish kills are actually common and do happen every summer, its part of the natural cycle. Oxygen levels have reached an all time low. Low oxygen levels combined with high water temperatures cause fish kills that sometimes have people convinced their...
Eel Grass | Tape Grass | Wild Celery Control
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Eel Grass, Tape Grass and Wild Celery are three different names for the same plant. It has proven to be a very difficult plant to control. We have a solution called Harpoon. It is not labeled for control of Eel Grass, but works well and does a better job than anything else we have tried. The Harpoon is only available by phone. Please call 1-800-328-9350 to order. A 2.5 gallon jug will cover roughly 5,000 square feet twice for $219. It is best to apply 1.25 gallons Harpoon with six gallons of water and about eight ounces of a surfactant Cygnet Plus and then repeat...
Aquatic Weed Control: 3 Options for Bushy Pondweed aka Southern Naiad or Brittle Naiad Control
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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.
Clean Lake: 6 Tips to Reduce Phosphorus in Your Lake
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What could squeaky clean dishes and shockingly green lakes have in common? Phosphorus! Phosphorus has noteworthy connections to both dishwasher detergents and excessive algae growth. In detergents, it binds with minerals, allowing for more effective washing. Headlines in the 1960’s suggesting that Lake Erie was “dying” from choking on algae lead to studies that linked excess use of phosphorus by humans to greening lakes. Many states banned phosphate laundry detergent. Manufacturers voluntarily stopped adding phosphates to washer suds by the mid-1990’s. But then, there’s dishwasher detergent. Echoing the history of phosphate-free laundry detergent, states and communities are now starting to limit...
Swimmers Itch: 8 Questions & Controlling It In Lakes & Ponds
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What is Swimmers Itch? Swimmers Itch (also known as Cercarial dermatitis, Lake Itch and Duck Itch) is an itchy rash that is caused by a certain type of parasite (shistosomes) that live in freshwater snails and waterfowl that gather among lake weeds. As part of their life-cycle, these parasites are released on warm sunny days and migrate through the water. They then reattach to swimmers by burrowing into the skin. Humans are not good hosts so the parasites soon die while still under the skin, which may cause an allergic reaction. Who gets Swimmers Itch? All age groups and both sexes can...