An abundantly stocked recreation pond, Sluice Pond is a 50 acre body of water with approximately 165 homes that abut the pond. Sluice Pond Association success at raising funds for eradicating weeds from the pond spurred inquiries from pond landowners throughout Massachusetts and New England. After a formal evaluation of the pond weeds produced an estimate for treatment costs, fund raising was necessary to rid the pond of weeds in a manner that would protect the fish, wildlife and recreation.
If you haven’t been keeping up on the latest developments in biocontrols… wait a minute, what are biocontrols? Oh, shoot, you know, ‘environmental friendly’ products which aren’t agricultural chemicals that are used for controlling crop pests. If you haven’t, then this article may surprise you. During the past 15 years, the latest in biotechnology, along with ancient pest-control methods, now provide a respectable arsenal of weapons in, well, you know, ‘biocontrols’.
There is a connection between our health and household products. Chemicals are poisioning our bodies and the environment. There are natural alternatives.
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