About 200,000 zebra mussels per square meter cover the bottom of Lake Minnetonka's Wayzata Bay — thriving on the water's moderate algae levels and affecting its quality, a study of the lake has found.
A new study has found another negative effect of invasive zebra mussels in lakes: higher levels of mercury in fish. Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Geological Survey and other ...
MIDLAND, Texas — An unexpected invader is contributing to Midland’s low water pressure: zebra mussels. The invasive species, known for wreaking havoc on lakes and rivers across North America, has now ...
Researchers have ranked the top 10 most invasive species in the Great Lakes based on the havoc they cause in the ecosystem and their impacts on humans. These species include five fish, two mussels, ...
Zebra mussels were brought to the Great Lakes in ship ballast water during the 1980s. They were joined shortly after by Quagga mussels in the early 90s. Today, both are among the most serious aquatic ...
On a bluebird day at West and East Lake in Grand Junction, Maddie Baker throws a plankton tow net into the water, and drags it back to her. “This is made of a 64 micrometer mesh, so that allows us to ...
Nobody wants to see lakes infested with zebra mussels. The little clamlike creatures have a reputation for prolific growth and upending the waters they invade. But from a strictly economic perspective ...
The no-swimming rule keeps people out of Lake Cachuma, but it also applies to certain freshwater pests. Since 2017, staff at Lake Cachuma have worked to prevent the spread of a foreign species of ...
Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...
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