Vegetation Control

Identify the Problem
The first step to tackling your moss problem is identifying what type of vegetation you’re dealing with. It will be categorized as either algae, submerged, floating, or emergent. You can email pictures to us for help or consult one of the several resources on our links page for proper identification.

Choose a Solution
The most successful solutions to managing excessive aquatic vegetation include using chemicals or grass carp or a combination of both. Usually the determining factor is whether managing the vegetation is going to be long term or temporary. If the pond or lake has expansive areas of shallow water then controlling vegetation is going to be a continuous battle. In this case we usually recommend stocking triploid (sterile) grass carp at densities of up to 7 per acre. If the lake has a good depth profile where most of it is 4 foot deep or deeper, then we typically use chemical control. After the plants are eradicated, then we focus on maintaining a plankton bloom to shade out any further growth.

Regularly Monitor
With aquatic vegetation, especially submerged plants, they can expand in a hurry. After initial treatment always watch closely for any re-growth. Usually a small secondary application will head off the plant from reestablishing itself.