They’re red, have pincers that can draw blood and are quickly taking over a handful of Michigan ponds. The red swamp crayfish are in Michigan, and the fear is that they could be here to stay. Known in ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan environmental officials are turning to radio telemetry and modified shower loofas in their fight to contain a tasty invader in the state. (A sign posted at Sunset ...

Red swamp crayfish like this one are on the aquatic invasive species list in Minnesota and Wisconsin. They are illegal to have alive but they will be on the menu Saturday at the Sea Grant "Tails and ...

A Louisiana red swamp crayfish spreads its claws in a threat display. This crayfish was found in Fairfield, Ohio, hundreds of miles from its native range. A lazy summer day is a perfect time to head ...

Fans of crawfish boils, etouffees and even some po' boys can now rejoice. It is officially legal to bring the red swamp crawfish — aka crayfish or crawdads, depending who you ask — into Colorado. The ...

In Louisiana, a heaping bucket of red swamp crayfish spells P-A-R-T-Y. In Michigan, they spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E. Native to the Gulf Coast, these crustaceans are a staple in Southern cooking. But far from ...

While Michiganders are heading north or elsewhere to celebrate the Fourth of July, state officials are urging them to keep an eye out for invasive pests and plants, and take steps to avoid helping ...

BRISTOL BOROUGH, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Crawfish, crawdads, mudbugs. They have no shortage of nicknames, and now they have been found to be populating waterways in Bristol Township. That is something ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan environmental officials are turning to radio telemetry and modified shower loofas in their fight to contain a tasty invader in the state. (A sign posted at Sunset ...