How to Use zebra mussel in a Sentence

zebra mussel

noun

• Some were also sent to other states for use in lakes where zebra mussels exist.
  — USA TODAY, 22 July 2019
• Quagga mussels approach an inch in length and zebra mussels can be about twice that size.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 23 June 2018
• This is a problem that has not been remedied since the zebra mussel's discovery.
  — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• Among the species identified as the most likely invaders were the alewife, zebra mussel and red swamp crayfish.
  — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
• But a sample in the outer harbor only got a few shells, because zebra mussels cannot survive in the sandy bottom.
  — Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
• While much smaller, just finger-nail sized, zebra mussels have also caused huge problems with algal blooms and clogging pipes.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
• Moreover, the zebra mussel has added up to costly problems by blocking up water intake pipes for power plants.
  — Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
• Jackson said a recent inspection revealed zebra mussels on screens in the system.
  — Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 25 July 2019
• Quagga mussels approach an inch (25 millimeters) in length while zebra mussels can be about twice that size.
  — Keith Ridler, idahostatesman, 20 Feb. 2018
• Officials say every time after leaving the water, boaters should clean, drain and dry to prevent the spread of zebra mussels.
  — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 25 May 2026
• As of Thursday, pet stores in more than 30 states found the invasive zebra mussel hidden among moss balls on their shelves.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2021
• As a brief reminder, zebra mussels are believed to have traveled here in the ballast from European freighters.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
• In some lakes where zebra mussels were once pervasive, gobies have thinned them out substantially.
  — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2020
• Viruses, as well as small bits of vegetation and invasive zebra mussel larvae, can hide in the plumbing of your rig.
  — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
• Researchers say the clock is ticking for many of these wrecks, which are being damaged by invasive zebra mussels and quagga mussels.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
• Follow-up tests this year showed the zebra mussel population had climbed a little, but not to previous levels.
  — Katy Read, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
• And reassuring, after what seemed like dire zebra mussel news last month from the Rocky Mountains.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
• Researchers on Lake Erie found what appeared at first to be a slightly different version of the zebra mussel.
  — Dan Egan, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
• In the Great Lakes, zebra mussels are clogging the intake pipes of drinking water systems and power plants.
  — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2023
• And many other invasive species, including zebra mussels, can also be moved in ballast water.
  — Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024
• There is no such hope of eradication or even modest control for Texas waters infested with zebra mussels.
  — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2018
• And while zebra mussels prefer hard surfaces, quaggas can attach to soft surfaces at greater depths, enabling them to colonize even the lakes' sandy bottoms.
  — CBS News, 23 Sep. 2023
• While larvae were found in Lake Gervais and Spoon Lake, adult zebra mussels have not been detected.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
• Still, other species such as Asian carp and zebra mussels are doing big damage, especially in our waterways.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
• Also, for boat owners, most lakes require inspections for invasive zebra mussels.
  — R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
• Invasive zebra mussels, which hitchhiked into the lakes in 1989, are also found along the bottom of the lake.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
• Because Round Lake and Lake Phalen are much farther downstream, they will not be listed for zebra mussels at this time.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
• For now, Colorado officials are preparing for the worst, while still urging boaters to clean their watercraft and try to slow the zebra mussels' spread.
  — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024
• The zebra mussel is native to the eastern European region, in the Black and Caspian seas.
  — Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2021
• Sampling last fall found larvae of quagga or zebra mussels at Tiber Reservoir in north-central Montana.
  — Keith Ridler, idahostatesman, 20 Feb. 2018