Hydrilla verticillata, known simply as hydrilla, is native to India. It was introduced in the United States in the 1950s as an aquarium plant but, since then, it has escaped into the local waterways ...

Connecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive plant species that grows ...

Connecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive plant species that grows ...

An herbicide used to treat hydrilla, an invasive plant in Connecticut lakes, ponds and rivers, has recently been the target ...

People should be asking questions. This process was set up to give people that opportunity,” Charamut said. “But get your ...

CT officials and advocates say the negative social media posts are misleading and harmful to a project that has taken years ...

Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the state’s plan to use a controversial herbicide to combat the spread of ...

Locals raised concerns over an herbicide used to kill an invasive aquatic plant in Connecticut rivers and lakes.

However, the use of Diquat to combat hydrilla was not a new development. The project also used (Page 17) Diquat at two locations in Connecticut in the summer of 2024 for the same purpose.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start injecting diquat dibromide, an herbicide banned in the European Union, into ...