The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has launched a challenge to stop invasive mussels that cost more than $1 billion a year.

Researchers scoured 81 sites along the St. John River last year and found 22 adult zebra mussels. The invasive species ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last August, Lauren Isbell dove around Mott Island Dock at Isle Royale National Park, plucking invasive zebra mussels from the ...

Destructive, tiny golden mussels that hitched their way across the ocean into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta about two years ago are likely here to stay, according to panelists at this ...

Golden mussels have been found in Kern County. Experts warn the invasive species could threaten water supplies and industries ...

The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous. Though the mussels couldn’t grow much larger than a nickel, state ...

You’ve probably seen a headline or two about an invasive species taking over. Perhaps you’ve seen a sign warning of ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife let Coloradans know that zebra mussels have been found in a private body of water in Eagle County this month. That marked progress from the creatures' first spotted ...

As National Invasive Species Awareness Week winds down, wildlife and plant experts from the southwestern U.S. are ...

The animals are known to wreak havoc on infrastructure and aquatic habitats.

While invasive zebra mussels were first detected in Colorado in 2022, increased sampling and inspections led to additional ...