So far, Idaho officials have not discovered more invasive quagga mussels

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

State officials have not detected viable quagga mussels since resuming water sampling this spring, Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director Chanel Tewalt said.

On Sept. 19, 2023, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced it discovered invasive, nonnative quagga mussel larvae in water samples taken from the Snake River near Shoshone Falls and Centennial Waterfront Park in Twin Falls.

State officials administered a copper-based chemical called Natrix to kill the mussels along a 16-mile stretch of the Snake River from Oct. 3 to Oct. 13, the Idaho Capital Sun previously reported.

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The mussels are capable of reproducing quickly, covering boat hulls, clogging pipes and pose a threat to drinking water, agriculture, recreational tourism and energy generation, state officials have said.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/08/14/so-far-idaho-officials-have-not-discovered-more-invasive-quagga-mussels/

[jmowreader]

1. These invasive mussels worry me greatly

There’s also a zebra mussel that’s invasive.

The state runs a network of boat inspection stations that you’re supposed to take a vessel through when you enter Idaho. It’s not just boats they look at; if you’re bringing a kayak or stand-up paddleboard into Idaho it has to be checked too. The people who run them are friendly and extremely competent, and if they find any they just remove them and send you on your way. But the fucking right wingers up here know every road these guys are not on, and they’ll go 75 miles out of their way to not go through a checkpoint.

[yonder]

2. And those knuckleheads are proud of it too.

They wear those evasions like badge of honor: "no gubmint gonna tell me what to do"