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Originally Posted by MAXUM
Not that I'm a tree hugger or anything, but chemically treating areas infested may result in a short term, and I understand a VERY short term solution, a natural preditior to take care of the problem permanently would be nice. Hopefully that solution is not to far away - but in the grand scheme of things, milfoil is one of a many potentially exotic threats that I think are just a matter of time away from infesting not just Winni, but other lakes as well. I dread the day when zebra mussels make thier way into the lake. I hear those things are nasty.
I've read somewhere that some fish is supposed to eat that crap and it's effects are currently being studied to see what it's introduction would have. Wouldn't it be nice if that's all it took.
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Tree hugger! Tree hugger!
(Just kidding)
Maybe gene splicing to make milfoil taste like iceberg lettuce? Move the job market from California to New Hampshire?
Milfoil is dormant in cold weather. How about a controlled test area using sheets of black agricultural plastic to cover the ice where it's growing? No sun = no milfoil.