Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) fisheries staff in the Kansas City area recently found invasive zebra mussels in Longview Lake in Jackson County – the most recent discovery of the invasive species in the state.
While some other lakes in the area have known infestations of the invasive species, this is the first discovery in Longview Lake.
Zebra mussels are an invasive species that came to North American waters in international shipping ballast water and were first discovered in Lake St. Clair near Detroit in 1988.
