Zebra Mussels Continue to Spread

Connecticut is the latest state to fall victim to the invasion of zebra mussels, according to Nancy Balcom of the Sea Grant College Program at the University of Connecticut. The discovery of mussels in East Twin Lake is the first confirmed sighting in the state and only the second discovery of the mussels in New England. The mussels have been thriving in New York lakes and the Hudson River, as well as Lake Champlain, for a number of years.

In Wisconsin, zebra mussels were discovered in two more lakes, bringing to five the number of Wisconsin’s inland lakes where the presence of zebra mussels have been confirmed. The new sightings were the first since 1995.

 

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