07-04-2010, 06:10 PM
Although I do not think it is unreasonable to think that a few muscle larvae could be tranported to one body of water to another, I do think it is unlikely to have any sort of noticeable effect. The real problem is areas like the bilge and livewell of a boat that can hold thousands of larvae. Even the carpet bunks on your trailer stay wet for quite some time between your boat and bunks and can hold thousands of larvae.
Im only a little informed of the situation in the great lakes and have heard how much they have cleaned the water. But here in Utah, we need the water out of these lakes. This is about the only water supply we have in this desert state. These thing clog up pipes so bad in the resiviors that who knows what would happen if they infested one of our drinking water lakes. So as much as I like fishing and recreating on the lakes, I like running water at my house even more.
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Im only a little informed of the situation in the great lakes and have heard how much they have cleaned the water. But here in Utah, we need the water out of these lakes. This is about the only water supply we have in this desert state. These thing clog up pipes so bad in the resiviors that who knows what would happen if they infested one of our drinking water lakes. So as much as I like fishing and recreating on the lakes, I like running water at my house even more.
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