hand pulling – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com Surface Water Management Equipment Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:51:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aquarius-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png hand pulling – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com 32 32 Hand Pulling Starry Stonewort Helps Protect Native Plants https://aquarius-systems.com/starry-stonewort-battle-could-switch-to-hand-to-hand-combat/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:03:03 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=3361 Heidi Bunk, a water resources management specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said while the long-term effectiveness of hand pulling the invasive species starry stonewort is still being evaluated, it can be advantageous because it allows for the removal of starry stonewort without harming native species in the way chemical treatments might.

She said lakes that are over-managed with chemical treatments, which can kill native plant species, can actually increase the spread of some non-native species. She said while the treatment may temporarily reduce a starry stonewort population, it also opens the door to future spreading by potentially killing native plants that would otherwise compete with the invasive species.

Read More

]]>