01-18-2019, 10:13 PM
"Although treating the water with Bluestone (copper sulfate) will greatly inhance a die off for what ever reason."
[#0000FF]My best guess is that the bluestone kills algae and aquatic vegetation...reducing food supplies for the herbivorous carp.
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[#0000FF]Great info and insight. As I stated in another post, the only mass destruction will occur when and if the whole lake is treated with rotenone...or equivalent. But that ain't gonna happen as long as the Junies are still alive.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]If the herpes works better in warm conditions there is at least a 3 to 4 month window on Utah Lake when water temps remain above 70 and even into the low 80's. So it should have some visible impact.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]My best guess is that the bluestone kills algae and aquatic vegetation...reducing food supplies for the herbivorous carp.
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[#0000FF]Great info and insight. As I stated in another post, the only mass destruction will occur when and if the whole lake is treated with rotenone...or equivalent. But that ain't gonna happen as long as the Junies are still alive.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]If the herpes works better in warm conditions there is at least a 3 to 4 month window on Utah Lake when water temps remain above 70 and even into the low 80's. So it should have some visible impact.[/#0000FF]
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