09-07-2007, 08:57 PM
The quagga mussels are presumed to have gotten to the USA from Ocean going vessels in their bilges and balast tanks. They were first recognized here in the US in the Great Lakes. They have been spreading out from there. The most likely way is in the bilges, and cooling systems of boats as well as boat trailers. The larva of quagga mussels are almost microscopic. The larva float in the water for dispersion. Then as they start to grow and form their shells they sink to the bottom.
So the answer is : [#0000ff]YES[/#0000ff]
You can get them on your equipment by it being in the water.
Equipment that comes in contact with the bottom are more likely to have them. Such as you boots, fins, pontoon, belly boat.
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So the answer is : [#0000ff]YES[/#0000ff]
You can get them on your equipment by it being in the water.
Equipment that comes in contact with the bottom are more likely to have them. Such as you boots, fins, pontoon, belly boat.
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