Haaaa!!! I'm always interested in the "political theories". BUT we have all had bosses(or most have had) at one point. That boss has a boss. He in turn has a boss. Some power to be say we have a problem.......somebody below him has the job of proposing something to fix it. No time for research.....we have to do something so everyone knows we are doing SOMETHING.......right or wrong. Anybody that has been in a management position knows the situation. Guess who messed up when it doesn't work...you got it!!!! Evaluate that later!!!

BUT the problem is still here. Where are the mussels going to go from here and what effect will they have one everyone/everything? I'm still interested in the areas on the map that say eradicated!!!!!

The purple square in the Omaha, Nebraska area was eradicated by draining the lake. Bone dry is very effective. If I recall, the lake was small.

Here is an interesting read on eradicating the elusive zebra mussels in Texas

http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2014/03/19/invasive-zebra-mussels-may-have-finally-met-their-match/