Conservation officials hope that a new herbicide treatment being considered for use in Cocasset Lake in Massachusetts this season may prove an antidote to a mushrooming vegetation problem afflicting local lakes and ponds.
ProcellaCOR was recommended for use in Cocasset Lake by Joseph Onorato, an aquatic specialist with Water & Wetland LLC of Upton, which has been hired to provide treatment services by the Cocasset Lake Association.
Oronato characterized the chemical as a “miracle milfoil control solution.” This treatment would not eradicate milfoil altogether, he added, but would control the species for three years or more, during which time officials can focus on other offending plants, like fanwort, which has been identified in the privately-owned lake.