3 Aquarium & Pond Plants Placed on Idaho's Most Wanted List

Water Hyacinth, Brazillian Elodea and Hydrilla have been placed on Idaho's list of noxious weeds and are now banned from the state. They are believed to have entered the habitat from people dumping out aquariums.

From MagicValley.com

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is warning retailers that it's now illegal to sell the plants. And local governments will begin enforcing the ban by eradicating the weeds from waterways and writing tickets to those in possession of the plants.

"We have not done any monitoring on our waterways for these species yet," said Kali Van Leeuwen, Twin Falls County's weed and pest supervisor. "But we'll begin mapping this summer."


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