Aquatic plants have adapted to thrive in diverse habitats. Aquatic plants are natural parts of the aquatic ecosystem, used by many different animals as food or shelter. When aquatic plants become a ...

Weed controllers -- that's what grass carp are. And the ones that have been in New Fairfield's Ball Pond since 1997 are doing a great job of it. Back then, with the approval of the state Department of ...

Landowners with farm ponds look at various options to control weeds in the pond. Grass carp may offer biological control of some unwanted aquatic vegetation. Grass carp may be a good option for some, ...

The June 25 article “Iowa’s Great Lakes being choked by vexing weed” gives the impression that curlyleaf pondweed is a problem confined to Dickinson County. Not so. Curlyleaf pondweed is a problem in ...

Our triploid grass carp must be happy. All the rain we had in December made lake levels rise, submerging stretches of grassy shoreline in shallow water. The carp, which eat only plant matter, have ...

If you own a small pond or lake you will likely encounter the issue of unwanted aquatic vegetation. Aquatic plants are natural and important components of ponds or lakes. Microscopic plants, or algae, ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - If you are a landowner of any size, you most likely have a pond. And if you have a pond of any kind, you most likely have aquatic weeds that you would like to get rid ...

Runaway moss growth can make pond fishing about as exciting as, well, watching moss grow. According to Dr. Michael Masser, Texas Cooperative Extension fisheries specialist, aquatic vegetation is the ...

Going overboard with aquatic weed control can lead to wholesale fish kills in small ponds and lakes, warns a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension expert. “Going helter-skelter and treating the whole pond ...

A familiar scenario plays out like clockwork in Brevard County ponds. Just as mama and baby ducks, wading birds and tiny fish start to frequent the sprouting native plants, out comes the herbicide.