JEFFERSON CITY — Retailers and aquarium owners are being advised by the Missouri Department of Conservation to check moss balls for an infestation of zebra mussels. The department received a ...

This is the time of year when one of the least-observed — but definitely one of the more fascinating — reproductive events that occurs in our Ozarks waterways begins to happen. August is when a number ...

It’s hard to believe finding a fingernail-sized mussel could be a newsworthy event. It’s even more difficult to understand how this small mollusk could cause nationwide alarm. At present, zebra ...

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JOPLIN (AP) - Federal officials say two species of freshwater mussels that live in southwest Missouri and are considered indicators of water quality will soon be placed under federal protection. The U ...

Diligence will be the key to keeping the zebra mussel population under control now that they have taken up residence in the lake. As the summer season draws to a close and boaters get ready to ...

Iowa boaters who ply the waters of the Missouri River are now getting the same warning about zebra mussels boaters have been hearing across the rest of the state. Officials say the invasive mussels ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The discovery of destructive zebra mussels in a southwest Missouri lake has prompted concerns about the invasive species spreading. A few zebra mussels have been found in Lake ...

JOPLIN— Federal officials say two species of freshwater mussels that live in southwest Missouri and are considered indicators of water quality will soon be placed under federal protection. The U.S.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Wildlife officials are concerned the discovery of zebra mussels in a southwest Missouri lake means the destructive species is spreading. A few zebra mussels have been found in Lake ...

MISSOURI, USA — Seemingly harmless balls of moss used in aquariums may be hiding one of the nation's "most destructive invasive species in North America," the Missouri Department of Conservation ...

Federal officials say two species of freshwater mussels that live in southwest Missouri and are considered indicators of water quality will soon be placed under federal protection. The U.S. Fish and ...