The bacterial insecticide — nontoxic to people, animals and bees — can only be applied during a short period in the spring, at a certain moment in an insect's lifespan. The money didn't come in time.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Invasive Species Program is accepting applications for the management of curly-leaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush and starry stonewort.
A lake property owner contacted the DNR after finding several dozen zebra mussels on equipment they were removing from Turtle River Lake for the season.
As the snow starts to melt and Minnesota begins to show signs of a slowly approaching spring, it’s important to understand the dangers of aquatic invasive species before anglers and boaters get back out on the open water.