The zebra mussels that have wreaked ecological havoc on the Great Lakes are harder to find these days -- not because they are dying off, but because they are being replaced by a cousin, the quagga ...

Never heard of the quagga? You’re not alone. The animal, a relative of the zebra, went extinct over 100 years ago. Now, a group of scientists outside of Cape Town are bringing it back. Like zebras, ...

The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the Great Lakes in the late 1980s. Yet despite intensive efforts to control it ...

To limit damage Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been increasing its efforts to detect the bivalve since it was first ...

Quagga and zebra mussels are the size of a thumbnail. But don’t be fooled. These little guys are invasive. Once they get established in an area, they spread quickly and start competing with the local ...

Lake Erie's zebra and quagga mussel plague has gone nationwide.An outbreak of the invasive aquatic mollusks is worsening in the upper Great Lakes where the population has tripled in the last three ...

Oregon officials have discovered invasive quagga mussels on a pontoon boat that was transported to the state from Nevada, marking the first such finding of the year. An official from the Oregon ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways is offering grant funding to prevent the further spread of quagga and zebra mussels into California’s waterways. Funded ...

Part of quagga mussel treatment efforts on the Middle Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho, in 2023. (Courtesy Idaho State Department of Agriculture) The Idaho State Department of Agriculture on Feb. 24 ...

MADISON — The zebra mussels that have wreaked ecological havoc on the Great Lakes are harder to find these days — not because they are dying off, but because they are being replaced by a cousin, the ...