Eurasian Water Milfoil
(Myriophyllum spicatum)
Description
Leaves in whorls of 4, with 14-20 pairs of leaf divisions. Stalk of tiny, reddish flowers may extend above or on the water surface. Plant may reach lenghts of 10 feet or more. Plant stems and leaves may become calcified in hard water areas.
This is an exotic plant, introduced to the U.S. by the aquarium industry. It is rapidly becoming a major nuisance throughout North America. It is capable of rapid spreading, mainly by fragmentation of plant parts. Eash fragment is capable of growing roots and eventually developing into new plant. Removal of fragments from boat trailers and along shorelines is advised to prevent its spread into new areas. Eurasian Milfoil is quite competitive with native species and may completely dominate a pond or lake within a few years after introduction. Due to the plant's ability to form dense growths, water use activities may become serverely imparied. These plants are of little value to wildlife or fisheries.
Suggested Treatments
| Navigate | Use at the rate of 100lbs per surface acre, broadcast granular evenly over area to be treated |
| Cutrine-Plus & Reward Tank Mix | Mix1 part Cutrine-Plus to1 part Reward, apply at the rate of two gallons of mix per surface acre, dilute with water to provide coverage. |
| Hydrothol Granular | Use at the rate of 320lb per surface acre, broadcast granular evenly over area to be treated. |
| Reward | Use 2 gallon of Reward per surface acre, dilute with water to provide coverage. |
Use restrictions of treated water with Navigate
| Drinking | Swimming | Irrigation | Fishing |
| None* | None* | None* | None* |
* Although this product has no specific restrictions, each state may have their own restrictions, check with your fish and game or conservation agency.
Use restrictions of treated water with Cutrine Plus & Reward Tank Mix
| Drinking | Swimming | Irrigation | Fishing |
| 3 days | None | 3 days | None |
Use restrictions of treated water with Reward
| Drinking | Swimming | Irrigation | Fishing |
| 3 days | None | 3 days | None |
Use restrictions of treated water with Hydrothol Granular
| Drinking | Swimming | Irrigation | Fishing |
| 7 days | None | 7 days | 3 days |
Treatment Notes
| When treating an exotic plant such as Hydrilla or Eurasian Milfoil, it may become necessary to treat the entire pond or lake, if the plant has totally taken over the body of water. If a total treatment is needed, we recommend the use of a product called Sonar, we have not listed it in our suggested treatments and would recommend that you give us a call for treatment rates and general recommendations. 1 800 365-0224 |
