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Q & A - How To Rid Our Area Of Muck?
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A customer recently contacted us regarding muck reduction. Below is the question and our response. Question: All I have is a question. We live on a bayou of Hamlin Lake in Ludington, Michigan, about a 5,000 acre lake. We tend to get the sediment from a north wind often, bringing muck to our waterfront. About 4-5 years ago I ordered and attempted to rid our area of the muck, or at least clear it our somewhat, to no avail. The previous owner had used the waterfront as a dumping place for his leaves. The muck is from 3 inches to 3...
Q & A - How Do I Apply Aquatic Herbicides?
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A customer recently contacted us regarding weeds. Below is the question and our response. Question: I have purchased a 10 lb. bag of Aquacide Pellets. How do I apply this in the lake? Throw it? Take a boat out? How? LS, Andover, MN Answer: First of all, thank you for your recent purchase of Aquacide Pellets. We appreciate your business! Aquacide Pellets are the size of small marbles and too large for mechanical spreaders. Have no fear! Simply take a handful of Aquacide Pellets at a time and throw them into your lake using a fanning motion, similar to hand spreading grass...
Aquatic Weed Control: 4 Ways to Kill Bushy Pondweed
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One of the most common submersed lake weeds is Bushy Pondweed. Bushy Pondweed is an annual weed that grows from the pond bottom. It has thread-like narrow leaves ½” long and oppositely arranged, or whorled in groups of 3 on slender sparsely branched stems. Lake weed identification can be made by the microscopic teeth along the leaves edge. Single seeds are found at the leaf base. This water weed can be found growing in depths of 10 feet or more. Bushy Pondweed reproduces from seed and fragmentation (tiny pieces of water weed that re-root). It grows in any pond or...
Pond Weed Analysis - On-Site-Service
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A customer recently contacted us regarding on-site examination and how to clean a pond. Below is the question and our response. Question: I am wondering if you offer a service to come and look at our neighborhood pond. This will be the second year in a row we are getting hit hard with weeds and we would like to know how to control them. We are less than 10 minutes from White Bear. Thanks. NN, Centerville, MN Answer: Aquacide Company is a mail-order company designed for do-it yourselfers. Even though our representatives would love to do on-site examinations, we simply do...
How to Cleanup a Watermeal Filled Pond
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A customer recently contacted us regarding weed control. Below is the question and our response. Question: I have a bad Watermeal problem. Herbicides and/or copper products are not working. I will have to assume that I have a bacterial issue that I need to address? I believe the pond is roughly 7-10 years old, appears to be fully stocked (had a very minimal fish kill from the copper product). It is about ½ acre and I would estimate an average 6 feet in depth with a maximum depth of 18-10 at one end near the dam. What would you recommend to...