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Concerns About Tiny Invading Mud Snail Causing Big Headaches in California

June 14, 2006 -- The New Zealand mud snails may be small, but their arrival in Southern California has environmentalists wondering if they'll cause a gargantuan problem.

The snail, an invasive species one-third the size of a housefly, has been spotted in four streams. Regarded by some as aquatic locusts, these voracious gastropods hitchhike their way into waterways by clinging to boats and boots, animal fur and bird feathers. Read the full story to get the details.

[url "http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-snail11jun11,1,425376.story"]"The snails were discovered in sections of Malibu Creek, Las Virgenes Creek, Lindero Canyon Creek and Medea Creek. Their appearance in Malibu Creek alarmed environmentalists trying to protect the two endangered species that live there: the red-legged frog and Southern steelhead trout."


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[gdn443]

I always check my boat and trailer for weed and wash it down well when I get home. Zebra snails just showed up here in CT. We even have bowfin now here. When will it stop???
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[Scruffy_Fly]

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[size 1]"I always check my boat and trailer for weed and wash it down well when I get home. Zebra snails just showed up here in CT. We even have bowfin now here. When will it stop??? "[/size]
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[size 1]I am interested to know whether it is the New Zealand Mudsnail or the Zebra Mussel that was found in CT. .... I suspect it is the Zebra Mussel.[/size]
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[Scruffy_Fly]

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[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Zebra mussels look like small striped clams. They were first introduced in the Great Lakes in 1986 and have spread through the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. They have not been found in the Connecticut River watershed ........... [/size][/green][/font] [/reply]
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[Scruffy_Fly]

here is an interesting page accessing "dot" maps by state showing where NZMS infestations are.
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[Scruffy_Fly]

By the way. The "protect your waters" website you reference in your original post has some general cleaning procedures which work for most invasive species. However, the recommended solutions (bleach, vinegar, salt solution) [#ff0000]do not[/#ff0000][#000000] kill NZMS. The will aid in getting the animal to let go of the surface they are clinging to and retract into their shell and close their shell door. Thus it will be easier to wash them off and out of places. However, they can be no bigger than a peice of ground pepper. The state of California has proven that visual insection is in adequate and they can get stuck in small crevices. Thus. in order to kill them you need to use the Formula 409 product that has the anti-bacterial or disinfectant in it, or a copper sulfate solution, or a product with Quatenary Ammonium Compounds (QACs) such as Sparquat.[/#000000]
[url "http://www.westdenvertu.org/snails.htm"]www.westdenvertu.org/snails.htm[/url]

unfortunately, For large boats the bleach solution may be the only option open to a person to use. It certainly is a lot better than doing nothing or using water only to rinse things down with.
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[gdn443]

Sorry it was the muscles, not snails.Brain freeze evident on my part.
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[Scruffy_Fly]

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Sorry it was the muscles, not snails.Brain freeze evident on my part. [/reply]
It must be a moderator thing. A moderator on a Colorado forum did the exact same thing.
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