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Aquatic Vegetation Fact Sheets

Need assistance with wildlife and fish management on your ranch, backyard, or pond? Simply call your local County Extension Agent.

Aquatic vegetation management can be a perplexing problem. The first part of that problem is proper identification. Management of most aquatic plant species depends on properly identifying the desirable or nuisance plant. Many ponds have more than one type of aquatic plant, and care must be taken to identify all the aquatic plants inhabiting the pond. Some pond plants may be beneficial to local or migratory wildlife, and therefore, may want to be encouraged or at least not eliminated.

Use the following fact sheets to build your knowledge on aquatic vegetation management. Check back frequently to see new items added.

  • EWF-004 TAMU Aquatic Herbicide Selection, Effectiveness, and Restrictions Tables
  • EWF-015 Managing and Controlling Algae in Ponds
  • EWF-037 Identification and Control of Duckweed & Watermeal
  • EWF-110 Aquatic Vegetation Prevention
  • EHT-149 Identification and Management of Water Lily-Like Species
  • RWFM-PU-373 Non-native, Invasive, Emergent Plants in Texas
  • RWFM-PU-379 Liming Your Pond to Improve the Fishery
  • RWFM-PU-392 Triploid Grass Carp for Biological Control of Aquatic Vegetation in Texas
  • RWFM-PU-393 Mozambique Tilapia for Biological Control of Aquatic Vegetation in Texas

For more information and training opportunities, please visit our online courses page.

2023 Aquatic Webinars

Jun 20: Fish Management Strategies

Jul 18: To Treat or Not to Treat: Late Season Management

Aug 15: Water Quality for Fisheries Management

Sep 19: Common Aquatic Vegetation Management Mistakes

Oct 17: Liming and Clearing Ponds

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Photo Credits: The majority of the aquatic plant line drawings are the copyright of the University of Florida Center for Aquatic Plants (Gainsville). They are used with permission.

Aquatic plant photographs were provided by David Bayne, Jim Davis, Kelly Duffie, Billy Higginbotham, Michael Masser, John Clayton, Chetta Owens, Diane Smith, Joe Snow, Don Steinbach, Bridget Robinson Lassiter and Peter Woods.

You may use these photos, so long as you give credit to AquaPlant.

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