The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is warning the public to safely dispose of recently purchased aquarium moss balls after the invasive zebra mussels were discovered inside the ...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Check your fish tank! If you recently bought moss balls for an aquarium, they may contain an invasive species known as zebra mussels and should be carefully thrown out immediately, the ...
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 ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission issued a warning against the purchase of aquarium moss balls. The US Fish & Wildlife Service identifies moss balls on its ...
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 ...
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 "moss ...
North Carolina has joined the list of states warning consumers an invasive species may be hiding in a common product sold at pet stores. The creature, known as the zebra mussel, has been found across ...
A popular living aquarium plant may be infested with zebra mussels, one of the most destructive invasive species, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The plant known as a moss ball ...
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Officials are asking aquarium owners to make sure an invasive species of mussels didn't hitch a ride into Wisconsin via balls of moss sold at pet stores. Zebra mussels have been found within moss ...
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 ...