Thanks!
Zebra Mussels are a very dangerous invasive species.
All of us need to be aware of them and do everything possible to prevent their spread.
They have invaded the great Lakes and have spread across the US.
They are easily transported from one water body to the next by boats.
The young are microscopic and cannot be seen without a microscope.
They can survive for up to 30 days out of water if the conditions are damp (live well, wet anchor line...)
Once they become established in a water body they cannot be eradicated or controlled and over time will kill the system because they filter out all the good nutrients and leave nothing for other aquatic species to live on.
They do not filter out bad things like Blue Green Algae and allow it to get worse.
Our lakes are ideal conditions and are at a high risk for them to become established.
Several boats that have Zebra Mussels found on them that were purchased from Zebra Mussel areas have been intercepted at the border this year that were headed to our lakes.
There is lots of information about them on the internet..
http://cwf-fcf.org/en/do-something/c...-of-zebra.html