Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous.

Quagga mussels from Lake Mead, in Nevada. (Dave Britton, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) State officials and contractors will begin using a copper-based chemical in the Snake River near Twin Falls on ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced Friday that the quagga mussel impact area of the Snake River was reduced by 51%. ISDA referenced its extensive sampling, which ...

The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous. Though the mussels couldn’t grow much larger than a nickel, state ...

Idaho state officials this fall plan to continue treatments to eradicate quagga mussels, an invasive species threatening the state’s ecosystem, after they found larvae remaining in the Snake River, ...

State officials and contractors began using a copper-based chemical in the Snake River near Twin Falls on Tuesday in an effort to kill off invasive quagga mussels that were detected again last month.

Idaho state officials this fall plan to continue efforts to eradicate quagga mussels, an invasive species threating the state's ecosystem, with another round of chemical treatments in the Snake River.

BOISE, Idaho — The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous. Though the mussels couldn’t grow much larger than a ...