This is a bronze, two blade propeller on a stainless steel shaft on a 36 foot sailboat, covered in zebra mussels.© iStock.com/JeffCaughey According to the University ...
The mussels can wreak havoc on waterways. A new contest offers thousands of dollars for ideas to stop the spread.
Zebra mussels, an invasive species, have been confirmed in Lake Memphremagog on the U.S. side, posing environmental and economic threats. The mussels were first detected on the Canadian side of the ...
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Zebra mussels detecting dog now on patrol for Minnesota DNR
The DNR says you can expect a new type of patrol at boat launches this summer as the department hopes to combat the spread of zebra mussels.
A study found that invasive zebra mussels significantly alter aquatic ecosystems, and are associated with elevated mercury concentrations in fish. Mercury, a potent neurotoxin, poses a serious threat ...
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 ...
Volunteers remove invasive species from Papillion lake ...
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Minnesota's secret weapon against invasive zebra mussels is a dog named Molly
"Prevention is hard to do, but if we can slow it down and talk to boaters so they are not spread to other lakes, that is our ...
When people think about invasive species, they often conjure images of large feral pigs or Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades wreaking havoc on the environment. They’re not necessarily wrong.
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