Hydrilla Control Plan at Lake Waccamaw Could Cost Millions

/ Published in Aquatic Herbicides, Aquatic Invasive Species
Native to Africa and believed to have been introduced to American waters from the aquarium trade in the 1960’s, hydrilla has quickly spread across the southern U.S. from Connecticut to California.
Lake Waccamaw is infested with hydrilla and officials are hoping fluridone is the answer to killing the invasive aquatic plant. Officials have chosen fluridone because it is supposed to point only hydrilla with no effect on other plants or animal life. The first treatment cycle will cost $196,660 for three applications and will need to