FRESHWATER INVASIVES

Quagga and Zebra Mussels

 

Note: Dreissenid research linked below has been curated for Western relevance. Please see https://www.westerninvasivemussel.org/ as well as the online library hosted by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative [here] for a larger compendium of Dreissenid publications and resources. 

 

2015-1985 Archive of QZ Articles
 

2026

• Mercury increases in multiple fish species following zebra mussel invasions (September 2026)

• Removing invasive species from boat interiors: what works best? (Kelly et al. 2026)

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2025

• Challenges of eradication efforts for zebra mussels in Highline Lake, Colorado, using EarthTec® QZ (Firestone , et al. 2025)

• Fate and effects to the benthic community of a copper treatment to eradicate invasive mussels in a large western river, USA (Baldwin et al. 2025).

 

2024

• Preparing for Invasive Mussels - Guide (Okanagan Basin Water Board 2024)

• Effects of temperature on mortality of quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) exposed to potassium chloride and copper-based molluscicides in high conductivity waters (Booth and Ayers 2024)

• Carbon Dioxide Toxicity to Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) is Dependent on Water Chemistry (Barbour et al. 2024)

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2023

• Toward invasive mussel genetic biocontrol: Approaches, challenges, and perspective (Hernández et al. 2023)

• Competition between two congener invaders: Food conditions drive the success of the quagga over zebra mussel in a large shallow lake (Balogh et al.2023)

• Dose-mortality relationship for quagga and zebra mussels exposed to EarthTec QZ ionic copper: preliminary findings (Claudi et al., 2023)

• Zebra mussel invasion risk: Identifying lakes critical to the spread and establishment of zebra mussels and modeling the western spread of the species [Thesis] (Creamer 2023)

•  Downstream Transport of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Environmental DNA and its Implications for Analysis [Thesis] (Whitehead 2023

• Invasion dynamics of quagga mussels within a Southern California reservoir and its spatially intermittent watershed (Booth and Culver 2023)

• Identifying research in support of the management and control of dreissenid mussels in the western United States (Counihan et al. 2023)

• Review and development of best practices for toxicity tests with dreissenid mussels (Waller 2023) 

• Watercraft decontamination practices to reduce the viability of aquatic invasive species implicated in overland transport (Mohit, et al. 2023)

• Passive transport of a zebra mussel attached to a freshwater fish: A novel Dreissena dispersal mechanism? (Ricciardi and Hill 2023)

• How Australia Managed to Eradicate its Mytilopsis sallei Infestation

• Mussel squeeze: dissolved oxygen and temperature can “squeeze” zebra mussels out of invaded reservoirs (Gantz et al. 2023)

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2022

• How nature itself could help quash the quagga mussel invasion on the Colorado River

• Calcium and pH Dynamics: Potential Influence on Invasive Mussel Establishment Risk in Lentic Waterbodies ( Prisciandaro
  2022)

• Advancing early detection technologies for dreissenid mussel invasion: comparing detection of Dreissena polymorpha in environmental samples with environmental DNA (eDNA) and scent detection canines (Plate et al. 2022)

• An initial assessment of plankton tow detection probabilities for dreissenid mussels in the western United States (Winder et al 2022)

• The Potential Impacts of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels on Macroinvertebrate Communities: An Artificial Stone Substrate Based Field Experiment Using Stable Isotopes (Zhang et al. 2022)

• The distribution and spread of quagga mussels in peri-alpine lakes north of the Alps (Haltiner et al., 2022)

• An initial assessment of plankton tow detection probabilities for dreissenid mussels in the western United States (Winder et al 2022)

• Water test: quagga mussels hijack key Great Lakes nutrient (2022)

• Enhanced Systems to Fight Zebra Mussels are on the Way: Construction to Begin at Austin Water Treatment Plants (City of Austin 2022)

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2021

• Calcium concentrations in the lower Columbia River, USA, are generally sufficient to support invasive bivalve spread (Bollens et al)

• An experimental evaluation of the efficacy of imaging flow cytometry (FlowCam) for detecting invasive Dreissened and Corbiculid bivalve veligers (Hassett et al. 2021)

• USGS Biological Threats and Invasive Species Program Product list 2011-2021; Mussels

• Use of carbon dioxide to prevent zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) settlement  and effects on native mussels (Order Unionoida) and benthic communities (Waller et al. 2021)

• US Bureau of Reclamation Costs Associated with Invasive Mussels Impacts and Management ( U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 2021)

• Cascading effects: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network (Bahlai et al. 2021) [An Example with Zebra Mussels and Cyanobacteria in Lakes]

• Case Studies: Impact and Control of Invasive Mussels at Hydropower Plants (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 2021)

• Benthic invaders control the phosphorus cycle in the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem (Li et al. 2021)

• Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector (USDA Forest Service 2021) 

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2020

• Boat ramps facilitate the dispersal of the highly invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) (Rodríguez-Rey et al. 2020)

• Mussel Blasting [video 8min] (Great Lakes Now 2020) 

• The effectiveness of hot water pressurized spray in field conditions to slow the spread of invasive alien species (S.J. Bradbeer et al. 2020)

• A hybrid gravity and route choice model to assess vector traffic in large-scale road networks (S.M. Fischer et al. 2020)

• Zebra mussel invasion of Texas lakes: estimating dispersal potential via boats (Robertson et al. 2020)

• Incidence of Zebra Mussel on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Structures (Hay et al. 2020)

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2019

• Dreissenid mussel rapid response in the Columbia River Basin: Recommended practices to facilitate ESA Section 7 compliance (DeBruyckere 2019) (Updated in 2022)

• Aquatic invasive species change ecosystem services from the world's largest wild Sockeye Salmon fisheries in Alaska (Schwoerer et al. 2019)

• Zebra Mussel Control with Low-Dose Copper in Lake Minnetonka (MAISRC 2019)

• Experimental evidence of chemical attraction in the mutualistic zebra mussel-killer shrimp system (Rolla et al. 2019)

• An integrated pest management tactic for quagga mussels: Site-specific application of fish biological control agents (Culver et al. 2019)

• Dreissenid (quagga and zebra mussel) veligers are adversely affected by bloom forming cyanobacteria (Boegehold et al. 2019)

• Invader invaded: population dynamics of zebra/quagga mussels in polymictic Oneida Lake, NY, USA (1992–2013) (Hetherington et al. 2019)

• Assessing materials' short-term effectiveness on controlling zebra mussel (Willson and Lambert 2019)

• Evaluation of Portable Water Filtration Systems to Reduce the Transport Risk of Zebra Mussels and Asian Clams during Fish Spawning and Trap‐and‐Transfer Operations (Schall 2019)

• Distribution patterns of the early invasion of zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha in the south basin of Lake Winnipeg (Enders et al. 2019)

• Using environmental DNA to extend the window of early detection for dreissenid mussels (Sepulveda et al. 2019)
   

2018​​

• Use of carbon dioxide in zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) control and safety to a native freshwater mussel (Fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea) (Waller and Bartsch 2018)

• Quantifying a shift in benthic dominance from zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) to quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mussels in a large, inland lake (Ginn et al. 2018)

• Dispersal of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) downstream of an invaded reservoir (Olson et al. 2018)

• Occurrence and Survival of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Veliger Larvae in Residual Water Transported by Recreational Watercraft (Doll 2018)

• Strategy to advance management of invasive zebra and quagga mussels (Invasive Mussel Collaborative 2018)

• Treatment options for the eradication of limited-scale zebra mussel infestations at various water temperatures (MAIRSC 2018)​

• An evaluation of the toxicity of potassium chloride, active compound in the molluscicide potash, on salmonid fish and their forage base (USDOI and USGS 2018)

• Boater knowledge and behavior regarding aquatic invasive species at a boat wash station (Cimino and Strecker 2018)

• Effects of temperature and exposure duration on four potential rapid-response tools for zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) eradication (Luoma et al. 2018)

• An evaluation of the toxicity of potassium chloride, active compound in the molluscicide potash, on salmonid fish and their forage base (USGS 2018)

• Could dreissenid veligers be the lost biomass of invaded lakes? (Bowen et al 2018)

• Downstream dispersal of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) under different flow conditions in a coupled lake-stream ecosystem (Churchill and Quigley 2018)

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2017

• Invasive elodea threatens remote ecosystem services in Alaska: A spatially-explicit bioeconomic risk analysis (Schwoerer 2017)

• How the Bureau of Reclamation has dealt with biofouling at lower Colorado River dams (Willett 2017)

• Invasive dreissenid mussels benefit invasive crayfish but not native crayfish in the Laurentian Great Lakes (Glon et al. 2017)

• Determining the toxicity of antifreeze to quagga mussels (Stockton-Fiti 2017)

• Investigation of the Edwards protocol's effectiveness on dreissenid mussel veligers (Stockton-Fiti and Moffitt 2017)

• Toxicity of potassium chloride compared to sodium chloride for zebra mussel contamination (Davis et al. 2017)

• Toxicity of antifreeze to Dreissena bugensis veligers and adults (K. Alame et al.2017)

• Evaluation of the effects of ultra-violet light treatment on quagga mussel settlement and veliger survival at Davis Dam (Pucherelli and Claudi 2017)

• Use of alternating and pulsed direct current electrified fields for zebra mussel control (Luoma et al. 2017)

• Effects of the biopesticide Zequanox on reproduction and early development of the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
   

2016

• Field evaluation of the service life of foul-release coatings in Columbia River (Wells and Sytsma 2016)

• Toxicity of potassium chloride to veliger and byssal stage dreissenid mussels related to water quality (Moffitt et al. 2016)

• Veliger presence in residual water – assessing this pathway risk for Minnesota watercraft (Montz and Hirsch 2016)

• The role of waterfowl and fishing gear on zebra mussel larvae dispersal (Banha et al. 2016)
   

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2015-1985 Archived Articles

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