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The Army Corps of Engineers will begin the controversial spraying of herbicides, including diquat, which is banned in Europe, as part of a project to control the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla in 12 ...
According to the EPA, diquat “rapidly adheres to soil particles,” which makes it unlikely to leach into drinking water.
CT officials and advocates say the negative social media posts are misleading and harmful to a project that has taken years ...
Connecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive plant species that grows ...
Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the state’s plan to use a controversial herbicide to combat the spread of ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start injecting diquat dibromide, an herbicide banned in the European Union, into ...
Guest columnist Elizabeth Allen of The Active Voice tells us that no, the state did not allow poison to be dumped into any rivers, but you can rest assured that when the noise of social media ...
A noxious aquatic weed has been identified as a suspect in the deaths of one of America’s most iconic symbols of freedom, the bald eagle. The suspected culprit, hydrilla verticillata — or as ...
Lake Mishnock is a hidden gem in West Greenwich. But if you look closely you'll find a dangerous opponent that's capable of ...
The hydrilla found in DuPage may have been unintentionally released from a homeowner’s aquarium or a water garden, IDNR reported. Hydrilla can grow up to an inch per day and form dense mats of ...
Hydrilla and the aquarium hobby. Bailin Shaw, president of the Chicago Aquatic Plant Society, visits family and friends in the South often, where he’s seen ponds and lakes overtaken by hydrilla.