DULUTH -- Two decades after first invading Island Lake Reservoir north of Duluth, spiny water fleas have muscled their way ahead of native species and signaled that they are here to stay. The European ...

Spiny water fleas, another foreign species believed to have crossed the ocean in the ballast of saltwater ships, has been confirmed in Shagawa Lake near Ely. The tiny creatures, which resemble a large ...

The spiny water flea was discovered in Lake Winnipesaukee in September, marking the first time the aquatic invasive species has ever been detected in the Granite State, officials announced Friday.

An invader in one of New Hampshire's beloved lakes has one scientist sounding the alarm and urging action to protect the state's freshwater ecosystems. Researchers have confirmed the presence of spiny ...

BURLINGTON (AP) -- A new invasive species is headed for Lake Champlain through the Champlain Canal system and scientists fear that in a worst-case scenario the presence of the spiny water flea could ...

State Department of Environmental Conservation officials said Thursday that evidence of an aquatic invasive species known as the “spiny water flea” has been discovered in the Great Sacandaga Lake, its ...

Spiny water fleas, another foreign species believed to have crossed the ocean in the ballast of saltwater ships, has been confirmed in Shagawa Lake near Ely. The tiny creatures, which resemble a large ...