Officials in Washington state say zebra mussels were found Aug. 5 on Marimo moss aquarium balls. (Courtesy of Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife) The Idaho State Department of Agriculture says ...

Mar. 12—State and federal wildlife agencies are warning pet and aquarium store owners and their customers about the finding earlier this month of invasive zebra mussels in aquarium products known as ...

Highly invasive and destructive freshwater mussels are threatening to make their way to the Pacific Northwest through decorative aquarium moss balls. Earlier this month, a wholesale aquarium company ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminded consumers Friday to "Destroy, Don't Dump" aquarium moss balls after invasive zebra mussels were detected in Washington ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is urging pet and aquarium stores and consumers to immediately remove and properly dispose of commercially purchased “moss balls” for aquariums after ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Zebra mussels, the invasive species that cause extensive damage to waterways, have discovered another way to inflict harm to the habitat and economy. They recently have been ...

MONTPELIER — State scientists are warning people that some moss balls, sold for use in home aquariums, may come with invasive zebra mussels. According to a release from the Agency of Natural Resources ...

MISSOURI, USA — Seemingly harmless balls of moss used in aquariums may be hiding one of the nation's "most destructive invasive species in North America," the Missouri Department of Conservation ...

Until recently, moss balls were known as an ornamental product for aquariums that help generate oxygen and remove nitrates. But last week, federal officials found that a harmful invasive species had ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State wildlife officials are urging Indiana residents to destroy invasive zebra mussels that could be hiding in so-called moss balls sold for aquariums. The Indiana Department of ...

UNDATED (WOOD) — Michigan environmental officials are warning people to be on the lookout for invasive zebra mussels in their fish tanks. The alert comes after a worker at Petco in Seattle noticed a ...