NEW FAIRFIELD — When a proposal is made to use hungry grass carp as a way to rid lakes of invasive weeds, it doesn’t take long before the experience of Ball Pond enters the conversation. Sterile grass ...

WILTON — Neighbors of Kent Pond are counting on 168 grass carp to restore the body of water off of Route 33. The sterile carp, 10 to 12 inches long, were released Friday morning and will help reduce ...

A species fish called Ctenopharyngodon idella or commonly known as “grass carp” is being used as a weed control agent in two Gem County ponds. In May, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers ...

Heckscher Park pond in Huntington has some new residents -- 36 of them to be exact. Grass carp were introduced into the pond Monday in an effort to control the growth of hornwort, a thick, underwater ...

DANBURY — For years, sterile grass carp have munched away at the pesky Eurasian watermilfoil crowding area lakes, using their appetites to curb a recreational and ecological problem. But while the ...

It has a B-movie-monster’s name and a reputation to match. Hydrilla, a fast-growing aquatic weed native to Asia, has been rampant in many North Carolina waterways since its discovery, near Raleigh, in ...

Originally from eastern Asia, the grass carp has been making itself at home in the Great Lakes region. The invasive species has been breeding in tributaries on the west side of Lake Erie, and may be ...