Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many kinds of harmful invasive species enter and spread throughout the United States on land or in water through various pathways.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa DNR confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Saylorville Lake. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa ...

State agriculture officials are warning Iowans to watch for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive, colorful insect that threatens crops and forests, after one was confirmed in Des Moines County. Someone ...

Sep. 2—OSKALOOSA — Property owners in Mahaska County may notice a new type of uninvited visitor hanging around railings, bird feeders or even on the side of vehicles: eggs of the invasive fall ...

BOONE, Iowa (KUOO) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging everyone to be vigilant, this fall, as boats, docks and hoists come out of the water. Kim Bogenschutz is the Fishery Bureau’s ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will treat an invasive species that was detected in the Iowa Great Lakes last month. Local organizations are coming together to tackle the quick spread of ...

DES MOINES — Iowa is under attack from aquatic invasive species, non-native plants and animals that can reduce native game fish populations, take over lakes, jeopardize aquatic ecosystems, foul ...

Officials say an aquatic invasive species may be establishing in a popular northwest Iowa chain of lakes. The state Department of Natural Resources says three additional juvenile zebra mussels were ...

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa - Record flooding on the Missouri River may have helped an invasive species of carp make their way into the Iowa Great Lakes, wildlife officials say. The Iowa Department of Natural ...

An excursion boat at sunset on West Okoboji Lake near Arnold's Park. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch) ...

Fall yard work and maintenance can be a key time to remove and prevent the spread of invasive species and diseases, according to guidance from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Invasive ...