Blue-green algae is nuisance for ponds

Adaven Rohling Diversified Agriculture and Natural Resource Agent, Wildcat Extension District

While all pond weeds and algae can become a nuisance and start to overtake a pond, requiring control, one type of algae is of particular concern and that is Blue-green algae. Bluegreen algae can occur in a pond as a result of runoff that carried nitrogen or phosphorus into the pond.

When the temperature rea…