What will kill milfoil?

We recommend using treatments once plants are established but before flowering occurs. Our Dock & Swim Area Products or Hydrothol Granular provide excellent control on Milfoil. Dibrox® Herbicide, a Diquat producut, will also control many other submerged weeds.

How do you kill milfoil in lakes?

Apply an aquatic herbicide containing fluridone, triclopyr, endothall, diquat, copper, imazamox, penoxsulam, bispyribac or flumioxazin formulations to your infestation of Eurasian watermilfoil. Some herbicides are systemic herbicides, which are absorbed by the plant and kill all of it.

How do you stop the Eurasian watermilfoil from spreading?

Chemical Control: The chemical process involves introducing herbicides such as Aquacide Pellets into the water in order to get rid of the infection. The herbicides are applied on Eurasian Water Milfoil in order to control its growth.

Why is milfoil bad?

Water milfoil can quickly become a problem because it spreads rapidly forming mats of vegetation on the water surface. Milfoil mats can rob oxygen from the water by preventing the wind from mixing the oxygenated surface waters to deeper water and can also increase the sedimentation rate by trapping sediments.

Which is the best herbicide to kill milfoil?

Dibrox® Herbicide, a Diquat producut, will also control many other submerged weeds. Navigate is a very selective granular aquatic herbicide for control of Eurasian water milfoil. No swimming restrictions apply with this EPA approved herbicide.

How to control milfoil and other aquatic plants?

These types of “invasive” milfoil tend to spread very quickly and readily. Prevention of Milfoil and other water weeds is the first defense in exotic species control.

What happens to milfoil when it is harvested?

The degree of selectivity is dependent on the plant community and skill of the operator – all plants beneath the harvester are cut and some fish and other vertebrates will be incidentally removed. Mechanical harvesting will also reduce the abundance of milfoil herbivores, especially when large areas are harvested.

Are there biological controls for Eurasian watermilfoil?

At this time, there are no know biological controls for Eurasian watermilfoil. Always read the product label for directions and precautions, as the label is the law. Click on the name of the product to see the label. Read the label for specific water use restrictions.