Swedish dishcloths
As part of MAISRC's spiny water flea research and the 2021 Stop Spiny campaign, MAISRC printed prevention messaging and graphics onto Swedish (or cellulose) dishcloths for handing out to boaters, anglers, and other lake users. Our researchers experimented with multiple fabrics and found that Swedish dishcloths are the most user-friendly and effective tool for wiping down fishing lines and gear, and soaking up residual water from boat compartments. These cloths function as both a cloth and a sponge and dry quickly, minimizing the risk of spiny water flea survival, and are advantageous to looped fiber cloths that can accumulate spiny water fleas. MAISRC received grant funds to distribute custom-printed Swedish dishcloths to high risk areas of the state as a part of the Stop Spiny campaign.
Videos
Spiny water flea factsheets
- General factsheet with information on the origin, lifecycle, and spread of spiny water fleas — Download the PDF
- Factsheet on walleye growth decreases after spiny water flea and zebra mussel invasions — Download the PDF
- Overview on spiny water fleas appearance, lookalikes, invasion history, impacts to Minnesota lakes, and research topics — Download the PDF
BWCAW flyer
A short flyer with information on the importance of keeping spiny water fleas out of the BWCAW. This flyer also has a space at the bottom for you to add local information.
- Download the flyer (Word Doc)
Radio Scripts
- There are 60, 30, and 15 second radio scripts available.
Additional graphics (click for larger view)
| Stop Spiny image 8x10" with customizable bottom for local information. |  |
| A spiny water flea sits on the finger tip of a researcher. |  |
| Drain water from boats to prevent the spread of spiny water fleas. |  |
| Drain water from boats to prevent the spread of spiny water fleas. |  |
| Wipe down fishing line. |  |
| Wipe down fishing line. |  |
| Wipe livewells and bait buckets. |  |
| StopSpiny.org |  |
| Stop the spread of spiny water fleas. |  |
