Landowners with farm ponds look at various options to control weeds in the pond. Grass carp may offer biological control of some unwanted aquatic vegetation. Grass carp may be a good option for some, ...

A species fish called Ctenopharyngodon idella or commonly known as “grass carp” is being used as a weed control agent in two Gem County ponds. In May, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers ...

Grass carp, at five per surface acre, can prevent many species of aquatic plants from becoming established in a pond. Mechanical control of pond vegetation involves cutting or mowing plants. Remove ...

Weed controllers -- that's what grass carp are. And the ones that have been in New Fairfield's Ball Pond since 1997 are doing a great job of it. , they were introduced into that 83-acre waterway for ...

An unwelcome visitor has slithered its way into the waste treatment center of a small Pitt County community. Now the town of Fountain is using its own slimy creature to fight back. The culprit in ...

Summer is the time of year when pond weeds become most noticeable, interfering with fishing, boating, swimming and the aesthetic qualities of water. There are numerous pond weeds that occur, but ...

Heckscher Park pond in Huntington has some new residents -- 36 of them to be exact. Grass carp were introduced into the pond Monday in an effort to control the growth of hornwort, a thick, underwater ...

Just as one needs fire to fight fire, it can take one invasive species to extinguish another. Meet the grass carp, an Asian native fish that's generally considered an unwelcome interloper in North ...