State officials may have solved the puzzle of how zebra mussels got into the Colorado River. On July 3, Colorado Parks and ...

Zebra mussels are similar to another invasive mollusk, the quagga mussel, which has not been detected in Colorado’s lakes and ...

The Colorado River from Glenwood Springs to the Utah border is now considered positive for zebra mussels, an invasive species ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife let Coloradans know that zebra mussels have been found in a private body of water in Eagle County ...

According to the Post Independent, Colorado Parks and Wildlife found the lone mussel larvae — called a "veliger" — along the ...

A zebra mussel veliger discovered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in the Colorado River near Grand Junction after routine testing in early July. A veliger is the mussel’s free-floating ...

No adult zebra mussels have been found in the Colorado River. That’s good news for the river: Once adult populations are established, eradication is nearly impossible and can cost millions of ...

The spread of invasive zebra mussels has continued on Colorado’s Western Slope this summer, with additional discoveries made in recent weeks in the Colorado River, Highline Lake, Mack Mesa Lake, and a ...

The main stem Colorado River discoveries piled on top of a confirmed “large number” of adult zebra mussels in a private body of water in western Eagle County, and two more positive larvae ...

Photo of a zebra mussel veliger discovered by CPW in the Colorado River near Grand Junction after routine testing in early July. A veliger is the mussel’s free-floating (planktonic) larval stage ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife found the first zebra mussel larva — called a veliger — on July 1 during routine testing in the Government Highline Canal, which is diverted from the Colorado River ...

Zebra mussel larvae found in critical river near Grand Junction, Parks and Wildlife says The Colorado River is seen in the reflection of a car mirror parked at a roadside pull-off along State ...