The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the ...

First, the invaders claimed Lake St. Clair, on the border of Michigan and Canada. By the early 1990s, they’d taken hold in the Great Lakes, then made their way into the Mississippi River Basin. The ...

Evidence of invasive, destructive zebra mussels in the Colorado River could mean trouble for wildlife, boaters and water companies alike, but it’s not yet clear if the thumbnail-sized mollusk will ...

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 ...

PITTSFIELD — Lake Onota’s problem — zebra mussels — is now Pontoosuc Lake’s problem, as well. Testing conducted by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, which manages Pontoosuc Lake, ...

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 ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Larvae from an invasive species of mussel were found in three samples taken on the Western Slope earlier this month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials said. The first ...

The Colorado River showed another sign that its problem with invasive zebra mussels is far from over. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Aquatic Nuisance Species staff found a zebra mussel veliger during ...

The discovery of zebra mussels in East Okoboji and Upper Gar lakes is changing the way the Iowa Department of Natural Resources operates its successful walleye collection and spawning effort to reduce ...

Now, the mussels threaten to reach the country’s last major uninfested freshwater zones to the west and north: the Columbia River Basin in Washington and Oregon, and the waterways of Alaska. In my ...