Pond and Lake Maintenance

Invasive aquatic plants and weeds like hydrilla, water hyacinth, or Napier grass can cause significant problems in your body of water. In the past few decades, foreign plants like these have been transported to our waterways and have been steadily crowding out our native ones. These weeds and invasive plants can cause a wide range of problems, such as:

• Damaged local environment: Invasive plants throw off the balance in our ecosystem, resulting in dirty or weed-ridden waters. This is causing many of our native species to die off, which also has an impact on local wildlife.
• Lack of recreational waterways: Swimming and fishing are fun activities in our warm and sunny weather. Invasive weeds could clog up the shoreline and tangle boat motors – and that’s not to mention the danger of toxic algae.
• Potentially unhealthy or dangerous conditions: In some cases, algae blooms can be toxic to human health. Contaminated water can lead to serious diseases and even death for people who drink or come into contact with it.
• Increased pest problems: Overgrown waterways may become clogged and stagnant, which creates the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and other annoying or potentially harmful pests.