tHE apc sTORYEstablished in 1978, Aqua Plant Control was founded by Jimbeau Wilmoth who is known for taking a personal, hands-on approach to every clients needs. APC has managed more than $35 million dollars in treatments for governmental agencies, as well as personal clients.
In addition to aquatic weed control, APC also offers additional services such as:
APC currently services hundreds of lakes in and around the Gainesville area, as well as several other properties throughout Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. |
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the man behind the mission
With 40 years of experience, Aqua Plant Control Founder and President, Jimbeau Wilmoth, is one of the leading aquatic applicators working in aquatic weed control in the Southeastern United States. Born in Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, he moved to the United States in 1971 and attended South Florida Junior College & Valencia Community College on baseball scholarships where he studied Business Administration. He has also continued to take numerous Continuing Education Units in Aquatic Sciences at seminars hosted by the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, IFAS, at the University of Florida, as well as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society.
Before starting his own business, Jimbeau was the Director of the Lakes Division for the city of Winter Park, Florida, where he was in-charge of maintaining the municipality’s 2,500 acres of canals and fresh-water systems, as well as supervising five lake technicians. Following his work for the city of Winter Park, he was hired by the St. John’s River Water Management District, where he reached the position of Interim Director, managing 75,000 acres of waterways throughout 19 counties in North Central Florida and supervising aquatic herbicide applicators.
Jimbeau has been named 'Aquatic Plant Manager of the Year' by the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society and has also led the St. Johns River Water Management District efforts to restore The St. John’s River, Nassau River, Orange Lake and Lake Lochloosa to desirable management levels – taking all four bodies of water from weed-infested, exotic-plant-choked systems, to navigable, productive, waterways. He has assisted in research on revolutionary herbicides & algaecides with manufacturers as well as the University of Florida, and spoken at seminars held by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society. He has published articles in the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society's 'Aquatics Magazine' on the control of nuisance native and non-native plants.
Wilmoth has assisted in the management of the lakes system of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort - home of the Ryder Cup golf tournament – since 1986, the lakes and ponds of Seabrook Island, South Carolina, since 1981, and The Isle of Palms, South Carolina, since 1998. In addition, he maintained Jekyll Island’s lakes, ponds and drainage systems for nearly 30 years. Wilmoth has also been responsible for maintaining the waterways of the University of Florida, including all drainage ponds and canals. He restored the university’s crown jewel Lake Alice, from a severely infested lake to its original, natural state.
In addition to his work in aquatic weed control, Wilmoth also holds two black belts in Japanese Karate and Jiu Jitsu, in which he has trained for more than 40 years. He is able to share his life-long passion with Gainesville's youth by overseeing and instructing the Trinity United Methodist, Youth Martial Arts Program and has assisted four dozen children of varying ages become champions within the AAU Junior Olympic forum.
Before starting his own business, Jimbeau was the Director of the Lakes Division for the city of Winter Park, Florida, where he was in-charge of maintaining the municipality’s 2,500 acres of canals and fresh-water systems, as well as supervising five lake technicians. Following his work for the city of Winter Park, he was hired by the St. John’s River Water Management District, where he reached the position of Interim Director, managing 75,000 acres of waterways throughout 19 counties in North Central Florida and supervising aquatic herbicide applicators.
Jimbeau has been named 'Aquatic Plant Manager of the Year' by the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society and has also led the St. Johns River Water Management District efforts to restore The St. John’s River, Nassau River, Orange Lake and Lake Lochloosa to desirable management levels – taking all four bodies of water from weed-infested, exotic-plant-choked systems, to navigable, productive, waterways. He has assisted in research on revolutionary herbicides & algaecides with manufacturers as well as the University of Florida, and spoken at seminars held by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society. He has published articles in the Florida Aquatic Plant Management Society's 'Aquatics Magazine' on the control of nuisance native and non-native plants.
Wilmoth has assisted in the management of the lakes system of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort - home of the Ryder Cup golf tournament – since 1986, the lakes and ponds of Seabrook Island, South Carolina, since 1981, and The Isle of Palms, South Carolina, since 1998. In addition, he maintained Jekyll Island’s lakes, ponds and drainage systems for nearly 30 years. Wilmoth has also been responsible for maintaining the waterways of the University of Florida, including all drainage ponds and canals. He restored the university’s crown jewel Lake Alice, from a severely infested lake to its original, natural state.
In addition to his work in aquatic weed control, Wilmoth also holds two black belts in Japanese Karate and Jiu Jitsu, in which he has trained for more than 40 years. He is able to share his life-long passion with Gainesville's youth by overseeing and instructing the Trinity United Methodist, Youth Martial Arts Program and has assisted four dozen children of varying ages become champions within the AAU Junior Olympic forum.
