A.G.A. Group UK - Weed Control

Weed Control

Once the growing season starts within a few months the presence of aquatic plants in your fishery may be causing problems, equally they may be also enhancing your fishery and helping to maintain a healthy ecological balance. It is important when considering plant control to also consider the environmental impact of inappropriate control on your fishery

Aquatic plants are in our view best treated as friends until such time as there is overwhelming evidence that they are not.

Having decided that you have a problem with invasive plant growth, what can you do?

Get professional advice, it is however the nature of this advise that is important.

Make sure that the person giving the advise is qualified to do so. Do they hold a certificate of competence in the use of aquatic herbicides ?

Advice from contractors specialising in weed control may well be good advice as far as controlling the weed growth is concerned. But is it good advice as far as maintaining an ecological balance in your fishery is concerned.

Spraying lilies with the 'approved' aquatic herbicide 'glysophate' commonly known as 'roundup'.

The benefit that the A.G.A. Group can offer it's clients is that it has consultants with the relevant qualification ‘in-house’ for advising on the application of aquatic herbicide and also for the practical application.

Whilst also considering the effect that the reduction of weed growth can have on parameters such as water quality, the food chain and disease vectoring. All these factors can effect the productivity of your fishery and hence the angling experience that can be enjoyed from it.

It is not always necessary to completely eradicate a particularly troublesome species of plant. It is not always necessary to use chemical control, other options are often less expensive, more effective and environmentally friendly.

The A.G.A. Group would be happy to advise you further with regard to your weed problems.

Our aim is to turn your foe into a friend and where this is not possible to reduce the impact of the problem with a sensitive and cost effective method.

The A.G.A. Group have suitably qualified staff (Contractors Competency Certificate for the Application of Aquatic Herbicide) who are able to advise and carry out all your weed control requirements.

Removing weed the 'old-fashioned' way with a turke scythe and rake at Darwell Rservoir in Sussex.