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, ...

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 ...

Colorado’s search for the hungry, invasive mussels has revealed populations along the Colorado River. Now it’s time to check ...

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 have invaded North America in a serious way. From the Canadian border to the Mississippi River, the National Park Service notes, these ecological nuisances have made themselves known.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Water managers and state wildlife officials last year hoped the discovery of a microscopic zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River was a one-time event, not ...

The invasive zebra mussel species is spreading across Colorado and could eventually impact drinking water, agriculture and ecosystems if they aren’t eradicated — something experts say is really hard ...

An invasive species of mussels has found its way to Wyoming, but seafood enthusiasts are being warned to steer clear or risk dangerous consequences. More than 500,000 zebra mussels were discovered on ...