Why doesn FWC use mechanical harvesters exclusively to control floating plants such as Water Hyacinth and Water Lettuce?
Research conducted on Lake Okeechobee and other places throughout the state have consistently shown that harvesters alone are ineffective for large-scale control of these fast growing exotics. When harvesters replaced chemicals, on Lake Okeechobee the plants grew out of control. It is also far more cost effective to use herbicides than mechanical harvesters. One crew applying herbicide can cover approximately 10 acres a day, whereas a crew operating a harvester can clear only one-half acre a day.
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- WHY DOESNT THE DEPARTMENT USE MECHANICAL HARVESTERS EXCLUSIVELY TO CONTROL FLOATING PLANTS SUCH AS WATER HYACINTH AND WATER LETTUCE?
- Why doesn’t the Department use mechanical harvesters exclusively to control floating plants such as water hyacinth and water lettuce?
- Why doesn FWC use mechanical harvesters exclusively to control floating plants such as Water Hyacinth and Water Lettuce?
