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So I was out on clear between Christmas and new years. And could not find good weeds in spots I fished last year. They sprayed the lake for the invasive weed but you think it also killed the other weeds??
I was out in front of condos . So the purple is where they treated am I correct .
It was hit and miss out there and parking starting get limited . Way looks is like we might have two week of ice season. I’m about just sell everything.
And move to Florida.
Hey Taxi, how much will an ounce treat? Just curious.
Taxi, you're right it is not cheap. I dont know what the exact figure is but I do know it's north of $50k for the 5-year treatment plant.And yes, don't know if I mentioned that earlier but this EM treatment on Clear Lake will span the next 4 years, but they do not anticipate a heavy treatment next year given how well this year's went.
Thanks for the information Taxi! I have a pond I’m needing to do something with and just don’t know what direction to go. I hate to kill everything because it’s a very good fish producer. I do have grass carp in it but probably not near enough. They are almost 20 pounds now and there’s only 20 of them for 3-1/2 acre pound. I’m thinking just doing some spot treatment’s and see how that works. The majority of the pond is about 4’ deep. Interesting what other states are doing to combat weeds.
Would that be Scott? I think that’s his name. He’s the guy that I bought the grass carp from. When I talked to him he seemed like he knew hiss stuff. Thanks.
CL I'm actually surprised it's that low. I've heard of Lake Associations paying four times that much, but that may have been a really severe infestation? I know the fluridone products I use can last more than a year if there isn't too much water exchange in a body of water. I also use a dye in this pond which is supposed to slow down the break down of the product. Or so they say. Believe it or not, I was reading about a reservoir also in Massachusetts (Wachusett) where they have scuba divers actually manually remove invasive macrophytes possibly because it's a critical drinking water supply? And Massachusetts is very restrictive with herbicide. I don't believe their fish and wildlife is allowed to use rotenone. But I doubt the infestation is very significant as the reservoir, for the most part, is very oligotrophic as it has a reproducing population of lake trout and gets planted with landlocked salmon and rainbow trout. Only 30 miles as the crow flies from Boston!
Minnesota in the summer and Florida in the winter would be ideal!!
The reason it's not as expensive is because ProcellaCOR requires 500-1,000 times less dosage than other previously approved herbicides. It's also much safer for both fish and humans, and does a better job of targeting the milfoil exclusively. Regarding hand removal via the use of divers, I actually stumbled upon that information as well. I'm surprised they even attempt to do that since everything I've read has stated it's not very efficient and the weeds grow back after a short period of time. Not to mention it costs nearly $9k/wk PER DIVER.
I have friend that treats weeds for a living he tells me that the pond weed is all but impossible to kill. You can knock it down but not kill it.