Introducing weevils that attack the plant can restrict its spread and even cause it to lose buoyancy. There are also proposals to harvest the water hyacinth and combine it with municipal waste and ...

These stunning flowers come back every year for spring color in the garden Reviewed by Julie Thompson-Adolf One of the most ...

The East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources estimated in a 2023 study that the invasion of water hyacinth in Kenyan lakes — including Africa's largest lake, Lake Victoria — has led ...

DODOMA: THE government has taken various measures to control the increasing water hyacinth, in Lake Victoria, including ...

Hartbeespoort Dam in the North-West is again grappling with a severe hyacinth infestation, affecting recreation and aquatic life.

Infusing your morning aromatherapy with hyacinth oil can harmonize your emotions and establish a serene foundation for the ...

The water hyacinth is native to South America and was reportedly introduced to Kenya in the 1980s “by tourists who brought it as an ornamental plant,” said Gordon Ocholla, an environmental ...

No one's sure how the South American water hyacinth invaded Africa's Lake Victoria but there's little doubt as to the damages it has caused. In 1989, the weed was spotted in the lake and seven ...

As concerns grow about the impact of herbicides on manatees, new studies point to water lettuce’s roles in aquatic ecosystems.

The Princess Vlei Forum has launched an experimental biocontrol project using Megamelus scutellaris planthoppers to manage the invasive water hyacinth by causing it to sink and die. The collaboration ...

Recently, a group of fishermen were said to be stranded on Kenya’s popular Lake Naivasha for that long and blamed the water hyacinth that has taken over large parts of it.