What has black-and-white stripes, likes to settle on rocks, and has two D-shaped shells? That's right: zebra mussels. Otherwise known as the invasive species that's forcing out native mussel species, ...

Researchers scoured 81 sites along the St. John River last year and found 22 adult zebra mussels. The invasive species remains on scientists' radar due to its ability to spread rapidly, take over ...

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 ...

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 ...

California is spending over 1 billion annually to control the invasive mussels affecting the state's water infrastructure ...

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 ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Wildlife officials are closer to finding a possible source of one of the state's most serious aquatic threats spreading through western Colorado, according to Colorado Parks ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently discovered a large group of invasive aquatic animals during a survey. A statement from CPW said they were taking samples in various locations when they discovered ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A portion of the Colorado River has been designated as "infested" by Colorado Parks and Wildlife after adult zebra mussels were found in the river earlier this month. This is ...

This is a bronze, two blade propeller on a stainless steel shaft on a 36 foot sailboat, covered in zebra mussels.© iStock.com/JeffCaughey According to the University ...