Chemical lures may hold key to controlling parasitic fish

Sunday, April 21, 2002

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Disrupting the sea lamprey's mating call may be the key to limiting its numbers in the Great Lakes, where the eel-like parasite sucks the life out of sport fish, scientists say.

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