Lake Killarney Restoration Removes One Million Pounds of Weeds

/ Published in Aquatic Plant Management
Like an underwater lawnmower, an aquatic weed harvester cuts the vegetation.
Lake Killarney in northeast Tallahassee is undergoing its first major cleanup in decades, addressing years of overgrowth that made the waterway inaccessible for residents. Using a specialized aquatic weed harvester, over one million pounds of invasive vegetation were removed in just one week, with more progress to come. The cleanup effort aimed to improve water

Bellandur Lake Cleanup Removes Thousands of Tons of Weeds

/ Published in Aquatic Plant Management, Case Studies
Mechanical harvesting of water hyacinth in India.
Around 3,707 tonnes (4086 tons U.S.) of weeds have been cleared from the 910-acre Bellandur lake. In the past five days alone 737 tonnes (812 tons U.S.) have been removed by just two machines, according to an official release issued by the Bangalore Development Authority. The BDA is said to be using three weed harvesters

Lake Hopatcong Harvesting Removes 800 Tons of Weeds

/ Published in Aquatic Plant Management, Case Studies
Lake Weed Harvester and Offloading Conveyor
Dan Bello, who is supervising the weed control program for the state park, told the Lake Hopatcong Commission on July 21 that the weed harvesters on Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey brought in 800 tons of weeds between June 6 and July 18. According to Bello, that averages about 27 cubic yards a day. In