Now that Colorado's zebra mussel problem has been confirmed in the Colorado River, the strategy for fighting the invasion has started to shift. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it won't try chemical ...

When Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel tested a small pond that feeds the irrigation system at the Mesa County Fairgrounds, looking for invasive zebra mussels, the results came back as a surprise ...

MIDLAND, Texas — An unexpected invader is contributing to Midland’s low water pressure: zebra mussels. The invasive species, known for wreaking havoc on lakes and rivers across North America, has now ...

It was a good year to be an invasive zebra mussel in western Colorado this year. For those seeking to combat the mussels’ spread in the region, not so much. Until 2022, no adult zebra or quagga mussel ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — Farmers in western Colorado are watching closely as an ongoing infestation of zebra mussels in the Colorado River raises concerns about local irrigation systems that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quagga mussels like these in a photo from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are one of the largest potential aquatic ...

Colorado now has five bodies of water, including a stretch of the Colorado River from east of Grand Junction to the Utah border, that are showing zebra mussel infestations. The state has battled the ...

Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...

Zebra mussels first appeared in Lake Champlain almost a decade ago, catching rides into North American waters in the ballast of transoceanic vessels. Since then, researchers have been frantically ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Aquatic Nuisance Species staff have discovered a large number of adult zebra mussels in western Eagle County. In a press release, CPW stated that on ...