Invasive mussel species detected in Idaho river
The quagga mussel, first discovered in the United States in 1989, is an invasive species that alters the food web by filtering water and removing plankton, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
(Amy Benson/U.S. Geological Survey)
The Idaho Department of Agriculture is asking the public to stay out of the water in the Centennial Waterfront Park area in Twin Falls as it has confirmed the presence of quagga mussel larvae in the Snake River.
In a press release issued Tuesday, the department said multiple samples of quagga mussel at larval life stages were found in the area by the agriculture department’s early detection monitoring program...
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