Aquatechnex will be assisting the Idaho State Department of Agriculture target Eurasian Milfoil in Priest Lake this week.
Our biologists plan to treat two locations in the lake that have experienced Eurasian Milfoil Growth in the past and continue to have some plants present at a level higher than can be addressed with divers. We will be applying Ecotriclopyr to portions of Bear Creek and to a marina on the West side of the lake. The application is planned for the afternoon and evening of Wednesday August 24 weather permitting.
As Priest Lake is a large water body, wind driven water currents can be a factor in maintaining contact of the herbicide with the target weed communities. As such, we target portions of the day for treatment when wind conditions are very low. If there are issues, the treatment may be delayed.
There is an irrigation restriction for those that might draw water from the treatment area. The State will be sampling this and will let us know with the levels are below those the label requires be met. We will post additional articles here this week as the treatment progresses.
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