Introduction and Range Expansion

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Introduction and Range Expansion of West of the
100th Meridian
Chuck ONeill Sr. Extension Specialist NY Sea
Grant / Cornell University
PREPARING FOR THE INVASION Zebra and Quagga
Mussels in Utah Water Treatment Facilities 15
July 2008 Orem, Utah
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Contact Information
Chuck ONeill Sr. Extension Associate Cornell
Cooperative Extension / New York Sea
Grant Director, National Aquatic Nuisance Species
Clearinghouse Coordinator, Cornell Invasive
Species Program 585-395-5190 chuck.oneill_at_cornell.
edu
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Zebra/Quagga Mussel Information Resources

• National Aquatic Nuisance Species Clearinghouse
• Library
• Website
• Searchable scientific bibliography
• Interlibrary loan
• www.aquaticinvaders.org

• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Zebra Mussel Information System
• Identification of adults and immature stages
• Life history
• Impacts
• Monitoring and detection
• Management strategies
• http//el.erdc.usace.army.mil/zebra/zmis/

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Dreissenid Species in North America
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Dispersal Vectors
Byssal Threads...
The zebra mussel's secret weapon
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European/Eurasian Range of the Zebra Mussel
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Dispersal Vectors
Human Influenced
Natural

• Currents
• Crayfish
• Fish (?)
• Turtles (?)
• Waterfowl (?)

• Shipping
• Canals / aqueducts
• Recreational boating
• Bait buckets
• Construction equipment
• Aquaria releases
• Intentional releases
• Amphibious planes

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Dispersal Vectors
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Dispersal Vectors - Attachment to Hulls
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Dispersal Vectors Attachment to Vegetation
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Zebra Mussel Range - June 1988
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Zebra Mussel Range - June 1989
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Zebra Mussel Range - December 1989
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Zebra Mussel Range - December 1990
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Zebra Mussel Range - September 1994
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Zebra Mussel Range February 2007
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Quagga Mussel Range - September 1994
Mississippi R. (St. Louis, MO, - Alton, IL)
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Quagga Mussel Range - December 1999
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Quagga Mussel Range (East) - February 2007
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Quagga Mussel Range (West) March 2007
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Quagga Mussel Range (CA) May 2007
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Zebra Mussel Control - 1989
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Zebra Mussel Control - 2008
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