A program that has shown remarkable success at controlling a noxious, invasive weed choking the lower Connecticut River is on ...

With hydrilla, his task has gotten much tougher ... and ecological damage in most of the eastern U.S. It can kill water habitats and interfere with fish populations. The dense mats it creates ...

By 2012, hydrilla had spread to dozens of patches around the lake. When it was first discovered, TLAC used a herbicide to kill the hydrilla where it was growing which proved to be expensive.

Experts are worried an invasive plant choking sections of the Connecticut River could go unchecked this summer following federal funding cuts to a program researching its growth and mitigation. Those ...

Jessica Fischer considers herself very fortunate to be in a job she truly loves. “I love this job — I’m very lucky to have the opportunity that I do,” said Fischer, an Erie native, who is the new park ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Claire Snyder (left), Dan Grigas and Andy Plauck examine the machines for spreading SonarOne herbicide to combat invasive hydrilla on Ginger Creek.

Beginning in May, Field Operations will begin treating the Shumaker Pond area and other bodies of water to address two harmful and invasive threats: hydrilla and harmful algal blooms. according to ...

Bagous affinis Hustache (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae feed inside subterranean turions or tubers of hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle, Hydrocharitaceae) during low water conditions.