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A billion tiny insects are getting the better of the Hartbeespoort hyacinth | SA News

Water hyacinth, originally from South America, has infested the Hartbeespoort Dam since the 1960s, thriving on nutrient-rich, polluted water entering the dam.

The plants cover the water, blocking sunlight and depleting oxygen levels, which impacts the ecosystem. Tourism around the dam is also affected.

Until 2016, water hyacinth at the Hartbeespoort Dam was predominantly controlled with herbicides.

When this was stopped by the Department of Water and Sanitation because the resulting blue-green algal blooms contaminated irrigation water, new measures had to be adopted to control the rapidly spreading…

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