date:Aug 09, 2012
tial to eradicate it using fish contained in a pen and applied to the area of weed infestation.
Once the target invasive weed has been eradicated, the fish can be safely removed along with their enclosure.
MPI Senior Science Adviser Andrew Bell says the recent successful trial was carried out at Waikatos Lake Karapiro treating the widespread pest weed hornwort.
This novel approach was so effective that MPI now has it in the toolbox for use should the unwanted organism hornwort be found in Sou