{"id":58965,"date":"2026-03-31T13:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/?page_id=58965"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:10:18","slug":"gaining-time-in-the-fight-against-the-quagga-mussel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/en\/eth-board\/gaining-time-in-the-fight-against-the-quagga-mussel\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaining time in the fight against the quagga mussel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"58965\" class=\"elementor elementor-58965 elementor-57934\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f733a1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f733a1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e7104f\" data-id=\"58e7104f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b57e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b57e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quagga_1000x600_72px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quagga_1000x600_72px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quagga_1000x600_72px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quagga_1000x600_72px-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Quagga mussels on a pipe in Lake Geneva. Image: Linda Haltiner\/Eawag<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c30c60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c30c60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d348645\" data-id=\"d348645\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d6a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99d6a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eawag<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fad40ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fad40ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3102ee\" data-id=\"d3102ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e8146f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23e8146f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gaining time in the fight against the quagga mussel<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7149c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f7149c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To curb the spread of invasive quagga mussels in Swiss lakes, researchers at Eawag recommend taking swift action and focusing on comprehensive prevention, early detection and containment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10bc32be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10bc32be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new quagga mussel unit at Eawag has been available to assist those responsible since 1 April 2025. 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