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We have a 1/4 acre pond about 12' to 14' foot in the deepest part.I have been fighting some duck weed and watermeal or meal weed. I have been spot spraying Reward with some dish soap as a surfactant for the past couple of years. I also have lilly pads on one end of the pond that I have to protect from the Reward. Now that it has cooled down here in southern Ohio I see this film all over the pond. We do not get much wind across the pond so it pretty much covers it. In the spring I see also a film that I thought was pollen from the pine trees around the pond. Does anyone know what this might be? And what to do to rid of it.
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Without a photo, all I can make is a supposition. In a pond that may have a higher than normal wind-borne organic load (such as pollen), such a film is quite common. The natural surface tension of the water surface allows the accumulation of fine organic particles. These films are harmless, usually seasonal and should dissipate given time.
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Kinda makes sence to me but It's only been showing up in the last few years. Thanks for your info I really appreaciate it.
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Thanks again for your input..
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DW and WM can produce various films like that. Also many herbicides cause plants when dying to look pinkish/white. Sprayed DW can look like that.
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