How do you get rid of bulrushes?

Mechanical removal and spray schedules are ways to eliminate bulrushes. The plants in question (Cyperus spp) flourish in shallow waters that can accommodate treatments with systemic, target-specific weed killers for open lakes, ponds, and pools. An assiduous, methodical attack plan involving extreme cutdowns and water-friendly herbicides will eliminate bulrushes within a year in smaller patches and two in extensive spreads.