Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) have been chemically controlled in the Great Lakes with the lampricide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) for over 60 years. Recent experimental and theoretical ...

According to Dr. Cariann Ray, she was never informed about the procedure, which is used to kill off the invasive Lamprey in freshwater. She told CNY Central that she never received any mail or ...

A new study shows that after sea lamprey control efforts were stopped or scaled back during the COVID-19 pandemic, the invasive species surged on the Great Lakes. Sea lampreys are a parasite ...

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a surge in sea lamprey populations, which have been damaging Great Lakes native species since entering the region over 150 years ago.

First the bad news: sea lampreys exceeded abundance targets in 2024 in all five Great Lakes. Now the silver linings: the ...