When people think about invasive species, they often conjure images of large feral pigs or Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades wreaking havoc on the environment. They’re not necessarily wrong.

After decades of dodging them, Lake Mendota now has zebra mussels. The pesky invaders were found by a group of students during a UW limnology class last fall. Now that it is boating season, ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Zebra mussels, perhaps the most notorious aquatic invader in recent history, have made it to Tulsa. That recent discovery represented a double whammy for the state, coupled with evidence ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Zebra Mussels are freshwater, bivalve mollusks that are an invasive species across the world. This includes parts of Western Colorado. Right now, Colorado Parks and ...

For years, Lake Vermilion and Lake Kabetogama seemed special. As Minnesota’s other large and heavily fished lakes fell one-by-one to zebra mussel infestations, the two sprawling wooded giants in ...

Part of the Colorado River is now an "infested" body of water. That's according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, which says adult zebra mussels have been discovered in the river for the first time. CPW ...

Minnesota lottery dollars help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. The Minnesota Environment and Natural Resource Fund has awarded more than a billion dollars to environmental projects, ...

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 ...