- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: January 2, 2020
![Quagga mussels at different stages of development. (Photo: California Department Fish and Wildlife)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/anrnews/blogfiles/65017small.jpg)
Quagga mussels at different stages of development. (Photo: California Department Fish and Wildlife)
Carolynn Culver, a research scientist at UC Santa Barbara and an California Sea Grant extension specialist, is researching whether native sunfish can be used in place of toxic chemicals to reduce invasive mussel larvae and other pests in Southern California lakes and reservoirs, reported Sonia Fernandez in the USCB online magazine Futurity.
Quagga and zebra mussels are two of the most devastating aquatic pests in the United States. The small freshwater mussels grow on hard surfaces such as...
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UCANR: Protecting California's natural resources
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