BOISE, Idaho — They are smaller than a finger nail, but have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage across the country. Idaho is continuing its unprecedented battle to stop quagga mussels ...

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.

Officials in Idaho are trying to keep quagga mussels like these mussels found in Lake Mead, Nevada, from taking over the Snake River in Idaho. (Courtesy of Dave Britton/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ...

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 ...

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 department ...

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, ...

Originally published Oct. 7 on IdahoCapitalSun.com. 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 ...