Zebra mussels were recently found at Des Moines Water Works. What to know about the invasive species and why the Iowa DNR isn ...

Wisconsin DNR aquatic invasive species biologist (left) prepares for exploratory survey for quagga mussels in Geneva Lake. Invasive species are no strangers to Wisconsin waters. Zebra mussels, round ...

Walleyes and perch taken from Minnesota lakes infested with zebra mussels contain starkly higher levels of mercury than those taken from uninvaded lakes, according to new University of Minnesota ...

For years, Lake Vermilion and Lake Kabetogama seemed special. As Minnesota’s other large and heavily fished lakes fell one-by-one to zebra mussel infestations, the two sprawling wooded giants in ...

Free webinar to focus on protecting these keystone species from invasive mussels that have been devastating Great Lakes ...

Water managers and state wildlife officials last year hoped the discovery of a microscopic zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River was a one-time event, not a sign of a larger problem lurking beneath ...

A team of scientists at the University of Minnesota has uncovered the routes by which zebra mussels spread through Minnesota lakes, pointing to some surprising bodies of water that were the likely ...

Local officials are doubling down on efforts to protect Lake Sonoma from a tiny invasive mollusk with a massive destructive potential. At this week’s Sonoma County Board of Supervisors meeting, the ...

A central hypothesis in the study is that the invasive mussels change lake chemistry in a way that alters pre-existing, inert mercury into a form that can be absorbed by bugs and other organisms in ...