Hydrilla, an invasive plant that can choke waterways, was first identified in the river in 2016 in Glastonbury.

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

According to the EPA, diquat “rapidly adheres to soil particles,” which makes it unlikely to leach into drinking water.

The selective use of EPA-approved aquatic herbicides is one of the most effective methods available to mitigate the spread of ...

Applications are expected to be made in Middletown, Chester, Lyme, Portland, Deep River, East Haddam and East Hampton.

The invasive water plant Hydrilla is choking the Connecticut River, but efforts to remove it have shown promising results.

COVENTRY, Conn. (WTNH) — Coventry Lake will be treated for the invasive plant hydrilla on Monday. Swimming will be prohibited at the lake until 4 p.m. to allow the treatment application to take ...

The verdict is in on year one of the effort to eradicate hydrilla, the pernicious, choking, aquatic weed that has exploded across the lower Connecticut River in less than a decade: Success so far ...

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

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