"Zebra clogging mussels have the ability to latch onto really anything, any kind of substrate material, and really clog things up," Brandon Ransom, Recreation Manager for Denver Water said.

DETROIT LAKES — When you go to launch your boat or jet ski this summer in Minnesota, instead of the usual human Department of ...

Zebra mussels were first reported in Missouri in 1991 in the Mississippi River near St. Louis. They've since spread to the Missouri, Osage, and Meramec rivers, then downstream into connected lakes.

You’ve heard for years about aquatic nuisance species but what are they? The zebra mussel is likely the most famous. Or ...

"Zebra mussels can clog power plants, industrial and public drinking water intakes, foul boat hulls and motors, decimate populations of native freshwater mussels, impact fisheries, and disrupt ...

The invasive species can clog water intake systems, disrupt ecosystems, and contaminate water, resulting in foul-smelling water for thousands of homes at a time, per TexasInvasives.org.They can ...

The animals can clog power plants and drinking water intakes, decimate native freshwater mussels and disrupt aquatic ecosystems, MDC said. The Missouri Department of Conservation warned zebra ...

However, zebra mussels pose a serious threat due to their ability to clog infrastructure. “They outcompete our native freshwater mussel species,” Nickell said.

Lake Nasworthy, three hours north of San Antonio near San Angelo, has been infested with Zebra Mussels, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced this week. The invasive species has spread to ...

Zebra mussel infestations threaten aquatic food chains, kill native mussels, clog water intakes and increase algae blooms. They also litter beaches with dead shells, according to the DNR.

The first adult zebra mussel was found in the lake in 2022, marking the first discovery of the species in Colorado water. After finding more mussels, Colorado Parks and Wildlife launched a response ...