Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Utah Department of Natural Resources' Hannah Shramm inspects David Black's boat for quagga mussels and issues him a boating ...

Over the long Memorial Day weekend, more than 8,000 boats were inspected for an invasive species of mussels before they hit ...

After quagga mussels were detected in the Snake River, the Idaho State Dept. of Agriculture set up boat decontamination stations in Twin Falls, as seen here in September 2023. ISDA asked everyone who ...

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You may have heard that various kinds of invasive plants and animals create problems for the species that are native to an area. In the case of the quagga mussel, which only grows to the size of a ...

This year’s boating season report on invasive species decontamination efforts at Lake Powell and other Utah waterbodies registered larger numbers than in 2024. Technicians from different Utah, Arizona ...

Geneva Lake in Walworth County has long been known for its clear, deep water and scenic location. Over the last century it even acquired the nickname "Newport of the West" for its lakeside estates ...

The mussels can wreak havoc on waterways. A new contest offers thousands of dollars for ideas to stop the spread.

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) continues quagga mussel treatment in an effort to eradicate the invasive species in the Snake River. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, ISDA and ...

A protein from mussels that can bind to surfaces underwater has been identified by a team of researchers from the University ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The summer boating season brings wakeboarding, fishing and good times on the water. It also brings the dreaded quagga mussel. The destructive aquatic invasive species infest lakes and ...