WASHINGTON: Ten zebra mussels have been found in Christmas Lake during a recent follow-up search by divers, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed. The zebra mussels have been found outside the area where the DNR had treated the lake in 2014.
Divers have found the mussels outside of the area where the DNR had treated the lake previous year. They were done as part of a series of small, targeted treatment in Minnesota lakes. A search of the previously treated area in April indicated the treatment was successful.
Keegan Lund, DNR aquatic invasive species specialist, said, “The follow-up searches suggest that the treatment in the Christmas Lake public access area was effective in eliminating mussels from the area. These zebra mussels have probably been attached to native mussels in the lake since last summer or fall”.
Zebra mussels are those invasive species that go into competition for food with native mussels and other aquatic life. They get transferred from the infected lakes to other areas by attaching to boats and other watercraft. They are dangerous for the swimmers because they have sharp shells.
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