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  3/11/21 - Vermont Agency of Natural Resources staff scientists were alerted last week that an aquarium plant sold within Vermont and throughout the country may contain an invasive aquatic animal species, zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). The aquarium plant commonly known as moss balls, may be sold under names including “Beta Buddy Marimo Balls,” “Mini Marimo Moss Balls,” and “Marimo Moss Ball Plant” and were available to purchase in large department stores or through online sales. While the plant is benign, the plants may harbor zebra mussels within the plant, ...

Are they black with white stripes or white with black stripes? Regardless of how you describe them, zebra mussels, an invasive aquatic species commonly spotted on boats, decks and pipes, have made their way into local and national aquarium tanks. Moss balls, an aquarium plant sold at department stores in Vermont and across the country, may contain zebra mussels, according to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources on Thursday. The agency was alerted the week prior that plants sold under the name "Beta Buddy Marimo Balls," "Mini Marimo Moss Balls," and "Marimo Moss Ball Plant" may contain ...

Zebra mussel found within a moss ball. USGS Photo. Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Agency of Natural Resources staff scientists were alerted last week that an aquarium plant sold within Vermont and throughout the country may contain an invasive aquatic animal species, zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). The aquarium plant commonly known as moss balls, may be sold under names including “Beta Buddy Marimo Balls,” “Mini Marimo Moss Balls,” and “Marimo Moss Ball Plant” and were available to purchase in large department stores or through online sales. While the plant is benign, th...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is warning the public to safely dispose of recently purchased aquarium moss balls after the invasive zebra mussels were discovered inside the product. While there have been no confirmed cases in the state, the Wildlife Commission noticed that it appears the moss balls, were imported from Ukraine to a distributor in California that shipped the contaminated product to retail pet stores nationwide. Moss balls are often used in home aquariums to help absorb harmful nutrients in the water and limit the growth of undesirable algae, according...