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re: Desoto Parish - Clear Lake vegetation problem
Posted on 8/27/13 at 12:20 pm to MWP
Posted on 8/27/13 at 12:20 pm to MWP
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The devil created this shiz. That place is toast. IT would cost a bazillion dollars to rid that place of that evil weed.
Actually, LSU has found some type of organism that eats it. I was talking to a guy who's brother-in-law works with it.
He says that they have successfully removed Salvania from a few small ponds and such.
They have the organisms/bugs in a bucket filled with Salvania, which the bugs and their larva live in. they take those buckets to the ponds and after a few short weeks it is eaten and gone.
This bug eats the root systems, which kills the plant permanently and is why it has worked so well.
No, I don't know what's it call but supposedly you can buy it from LSU or the LA Dept. of Ag.
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Posted on 8/27/13 at 12:23 pm to eyepooted
Is that the beetles? I thought I saw mention that the beetles did not produce the desired results on large bodies of water...
Posted on 8/27/13 at 12:34 pm to eyepooted
We had salvinia in our 7-8 acre pond. LSU attempted the beetles but was unsuccessful due below freezing temperatures can pretty much wipeout the beetles.
We had to break a levee at the rear of the property, drain the pond, spray weed killer several times and then re fill the pond. We are still fighting small patches that pop up from time to time, but the pond looks better than ever. I would not wish that shite on my worst enemy tho, pain in the arse.
We had to break a levee at the rear of the property, drain the pond, spray weed killer several times and then re fill the pond. We are still fighting small patches that pop up from time to time, but the pond looks better than ever. I would not wish that shite on my worst enemy tho, pain in the arse.
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