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 ...

Bottom Line: The best solution for tackling emergent, submerged and floating pondweeds. Pros: It works well against watermilfoil, hydrilla, naiad, coontail, American pondweed and other common aquatic ...

Farm ponds offer land owners many things – a source of water for wildlife and livestock, family recreation, and for some, a food source in the fish raised. To keep the farm pond healthy and to ensure ...

Also known as reeds or pencil reeds, bulrushes are considered a valuable part of a lake’s ecosystem. They grow in marshes and along shorelines of lakes and ponds up to eight feet deep and can rise ...

The warm spring has created above normal pond water temperatures. Many pond owners are experiencing higher than desired levels of unwanted plants due to the warmer than normal springtime weather. Pond ...

The shortest answer to this question is: carefully and with proper planning. Weeds in a pond are linked to the total pond environment, taking up nutrients from the pond and surrounding area, creating ...

Aquatic dye is an effective way to reduce the growth of algae and submerged weeds in ponds, according to Scott Jones, small-impoundment Extension specialist with the Department of ...

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 ...

No two ponds are exactly alike. Even ponds in the same watershed and built very close to each other can be very different in appearance, and differences in watershed and soil characteristics are ...

STRATFORD Town officials say a combined effort by the town and state to wipe out a rarely seen and fast-growing Brazilian plant choking Longbrook Park s Brewster Pond is working but it will take more ...

If you are fortunate enough to have a pond on your property or in your neighborhood the chances are good that you are struggling with pond weeds. While there are several different reasons why this ...