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Researchers Try to Cut Costs to Control Aquatic Invasive Plants in Florida

June 28, 2016 - in Corporate, Maintenance, Water

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Of all the invasive plants in Florida’s waterways, hydrilla costs the most to contain -- $66 million over a seven-year period, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher says. But UF/IFAS researchers…

Invasive Asian Carp Respond Strongly to Carbon Dioxide

June 23, 2016 - in Corporate, Maintenance, Water

Adding carbon dioxide gas (CO2) to water, a process similar to making carbonated soda water, could help control the movement and behavior of invasive…