Zebra and quagga mussels can attach themselves to hard surfaces but can be removed quite easily with a damp cloth.

In the state of Washington you can be fined for towing a boat/trailer on the road with plant fragments attached.

Zebra and quagga mussels attach themselves to hard surfaces tightly like superglue and are very difficult to remove without high pressure, hot water.

Quagga and zebra mussels came to North America in the ballast tanks and on the anchor chains of large, transoceanic ships that entered the Great Lakes.

Inspectors rely on both your answers to survey questions as well as a visual and physical inspection of the watercraft to make their risk determination.

Aquatic invasive species can cause long-term taste and odor issues in drinking water supplies.