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• n  inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels

• Dreissena polymorpha

News & Articles

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• Clean, Drain and Dry: State fights zebra mussels with educational campaign
  Nothing ruins a zebra mussel's day more than a boater who cleans, drains and dries his boat to prevent the spread of this small but devastating aquatic invasive species.
  June 12, 2013 - The Rowlett Lakeshore Times
• Lakewood subdivision in Lee’s Summit debate measures to keep destructive mussels out of their lake
  Property owners are debating how to keep zebra mussels out of Lakewood. A tiny freshwater mussel is causing a little ruckus in the Lakewood subdivision as property owners debate how to keep that invasive species out of their lake.
  June 7, 2013 - Lee's Summit Journal