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Northern Notes
Grass Carp As Biological control unwanted plants in our lakes and
canals. The grass carp is native to large
Weed Control coastal rivers in Siberia (Amur River) and
China that flow into the Pacific Ocean.
By Katie Roundtree, They are one of the largest members of
Director of Finance and the minnow family. The back of the grass
Administration, carp is silvery to dark grey with large
Northern Palm Beach scales, and the sides of the body are lighter
County Improvement with a slightly golden sheen. The belly is
District silvery white, and the fins are generally
Northern Palm Beach greenish-grey. The carp used in aquatic
County Improvement weed programs in Florida are triploid grass carp. Triploid more can be added to replace them in about five to 10 years.
District uses several methods grass carp have three sets of chromosomes instead of the As the name implies, grass carp consume aquatic plants
of aquatic weed control in usual two, which renders them functionally sterile. Triploids and submerged grasses. Many aquatic plants that pose
lakes and canals that we are produced artificially and cannot reproduce. Therefore,
maintain. Some are more only the fish introduced will remain for their life span, and Northern Notes on page 11
obvious, like chemical treatment or manually removing
unwanted plants from the waterways. However, there is
a lesser-known means that is relatively efficient and more
long-term than other means. The grass carp, also known
as white amur (Ctenopharyngodon Idella), can effectively
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