Treatment plan to kill quagga mussels underway
TWIN FALLS — Starting this past Tuesday, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture undertook what its director said is likely the most aggressive approach ever in the fight against quagga
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TWIN FALLS — Starting this past Tuesday, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture undertook what its director said is likely the most aggressive approach ever in the fight against quagga
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture began administering chelated copper from large plastic bins this week along a 6-mile stretch of the Snake River as part of an aggressive crackdown
Treatment expected to kill mussels, but fish will also die, officials say
The plan calls for using a copper-based treatment in an effort to eradicate the mussels, which could cost Idaho hundreds of millions of dollars if they establish themselves in waterways.
TWIN FALLS — "Stay away from the Snake River" is the warning multiple agencies are shouting from the rooftops.