"This genomic approach enables robust tracing." Scientists make stunning discovery while studying harmful creatures spreading ...

"The threat to the agricultural and rural communities with the zebra mussels' presence is seemingly catastrophic," said ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - With the recent discovery of zebra mussel DNA in the Government Highline Canal and two different spots in the Colorado River, we wanted to see if this would impact the ...

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 ...

"Zebra clogging mussels have the ability to latch onto really anything, any kind of substrate material, and really clog things up," Brandon Ransom, Recreation Manager for Denver Water said. "They are ...

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The invasive mollusks threaten the dams, canals and pipes used to manage critical water supplies in the West. When state wildlife officials first found signs of invasive zebra mussels in a reservoir ...

Zebra mussel veligers, the free-floating larval stage of the mussel, have been detected in the Colorado River and Government Highline Canal in Mesa County, which could have serious repercussions for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Invasive ...

Government officials in Colorado have penned a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins asking for help addressing invasive zebra mussels. Zebra ...