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Marimo moss balls now are rolling into stylish vases and even into tiny orbs and bottles as jewelry. Consider marimo the moss in your underwater terrarium. Or the floating plant in your aquarium.
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 ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reminded consumers Friday to "Destroy, Don't Dump" aquarium moss balls after invasive zebra mussels were detected in Washington ...
Moss balls in your fish tank could be contaminated with an invasive species. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources found a Zebra mussel at a pet store in Virginia. Officials say it's a ...
An invasive species that are harmful to aquatic wildlife and even drinking water has been found in a popular aquarium product sold at pet stores in Virginia and surrounding states. The Zebra ...
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 ...
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 ...
(WLUK) -- Aquarium owners are urged to remove and dispose of purchased moss balls after invasive mussels were found inside or on some of them, including in Wisconsin. The state Department of ...
Any aquarium containing moss balls infected with zebra mussels potentially has zebra mussel larvae (called veligers) in its water.
Balls of moss commonly found in aquariums are threatening to push the zebra mussel invasion further across the U.S., wildlife officials are warning.
Highly invasive and destructive freshwater mussels are threatening to make their way to the Pacific Northwest through decorative aquarium moss balls.
Moss balls are popular with pet fish owners because they create oxygen in tanks and absorb pollutants. But infested moss balls from the Ukraine have been found in numerous states.