Beltrami County Environmental Services asks that lakeshore owners check their moored equipment, docks, lifts and rafts for zebra mussels at the end of the open water season.
Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center launches spiny water flea campaign
This invasive species disrupts the natural food chain by devouring the micronutrients that sustain and grow native fish species, yet offer no nutritional value themselves. Once established in a lake there is no treatment, chemical or otherwise, that will eradicate them, a release said.
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Spiny water fleas tend to adhere to things that move through the water, such as fishing line, downrigger cables and the mesh bag of landing nets. An angler’s first encounter with the invasive zooplankton is often as a shimmering cluster of them at the rod tip after reeling line onto the spool. File photo
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Wolf Lake, infested with zebra mussels since 2014 and starry stonewort since 2018.
A stream connecting Big Rice, Cass, Kitchi, Little Rice and Pug Hole Lakes, infested with zebra mussels since 2014.
Starry Stonewort begins growing around mid-June and can reach up to 6 inches to a foot below a lake’s water surface. (Annalise Braught / Bemidji Pioneer)
A lake being determined as infested starts with the county. Bruce Anspach, Beltrami County aquatic invasive species lake technician, said when an infestation is found, a report has to be sent to the DNR.
The DNR will then send an official to visit the site with Anspach for confirmation before listing it as an infested water body.
Nearly 20 Beltrami County lakes infested with invasive species pose environmental problems bemidjipioneer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bemidjipioneer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.