For example, in Lake Michigan the quagga and its close relative the zebra mussel are linked to a significant decline in the yellow perch population since the mid-1990s, mostly by causing a lack of ...

Like many other aquatic aliens, zebra and quagga mussels spread to new bodies of water when people move them, either accidentally or deliberately. Human-built structures, such as canals ...

Boaters can contact the ISDA Invasive Species Hotline for further information or a free decontamination for watercraft: 1-877-336-8676. More information on the operation and location of inspection ...

While DBW recognizes prevention work for quagga and zebra mussels also prevents the spread of golden mussels (Limnoperna fortunei), the statutes and regulations governing the QZ Mussel Infestation ...

Mollusks are filter feeders that typically make water clearer. But zebra and quagga mussels filtered so much plankton from the water that they starved native mussels and fostered harmful algal blooms.