California public health officials have announced a quarantine on mussels that aren't commercially harvested, cautioning that naturally occurring toxins make the species potentially poisonous to ...

Golden mussels are spreading rapidly through California’s water system, with the latest detections reaching West Sacramento after the invasive species moved through the Delta and major state and ...

The mussel is smaller than a thumbnail. It arrived unannounced, clinging to a float near the Port of Stockton sometime before October 2024, and by the time laboratory geneticists confirmed what it was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Golden mussels during surveys at O’Neill Forebay in Merced County. California counties need a coordinated approach to fight the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the summer boating season gets underway with Memorial Day weekend, golden mussels continue to pose a threat to California's ...

The California Department of Water Resources is implementing new safety measures after the discovery of invasive golden mussels in Merced County. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), in ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. One of the state’s best investigators was on the hunt for golden mussels — a dangerous new invader in California’s ...

From the glittery bling of its name, the golden mussel sounds like it could be California’s state bivalve. Unfortunately, the creature’s only connection to the Golden State is the fact that it is ...

The discovery of golden mussels at Sacramento’s deepwater port late last month, though worrying, was not unexpected by researchers tracking the invasive species’ spread through the Sacramento-San ...

Gustavo A. Darrigran; Professor of National University of La Plata, Argentina via USDA/National Invasive Species Information Center - PHOTO: Golden Mussels, Limnoperna fortunei An invasive species of ...

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LOS ANGELES — California public health officials have announced a quarantine on mussels that aren’t commercially harvested, cautioning that naturally occurring toxins make the species potentially ...