Invasive species, non-native organisms harming the environment, are a concern in Michigan's waters. Species like quagga mussels and Didymo algae disrupt food chains and habitats. Human activities, ...

A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry finds that efforts to eradicate invasive mollusks in Idaho's Snake ...

Quagga mussels are widely regarded as the most destructive. There are 186 invasive species in the Great Lakes. Quagga mussels are widely regarded as the most destructive. Skip to Article.

Oregon is beginning to fortify its borders against a monster invader the size of a watermelon seed. If the quagga mussel makes its way north from its stronghold in Lake Mead, it could ravage the ...

Zebra and quagga mussels, for example, eat up all the plankton, which form the base of the food web, causing fish populations to decline. They also have taken over reefs used as spawning habitat ...

Quagga mussels, native to Russia and Ukraine, were discovered in the Great Lakes in 1989, around the same time as their infamous cousin species, zebra mussels.

Quagga mussels cover the bottom of a boat at Callville Bay in Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Photo by: Leila Navidi At the bottom of Lake Mead lie trillions of ...

Anyone who doubts that the quagga mussels in Lake Mead are a critical issue should consider this warning from the experts: If the quaggas are not stopped, they could poison the lake. There are two ...

The quagga mussel is now the species with the highest biomass in many water bodies. In Lake Michigan in the U.S., the mussel now accounts for around 90% of the water's biomass.

By Matt Kroschel. SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- Green Mountain Reservoir is open for the season and that is good news for boaters.This year, they will notice some big changes as officials work hard ...

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.