These fungi, known as Trichomycetes, live inside the guts of mayflies, stoneflies, and other freshwater insects. Notably, ...

Insect variety is important because aquatic insects are a key indicator of the health of a stream. A waterway in good condition has a strong aquatic insect population, which in turn supports fish.

Four primary types of aquatic insects form the foundation of a trout’s diet: Mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, and midges. Learning how to identify these bugs will help you better match the ...

So identifying aquatic insects tells you more than just which imitation to tie onto the tippet; once you know where that insect is emerging, it also tells you (in theory, at least) where you’ll ...

The Bugs Below Zero project focuses on winter aquatic insects and their importance to Minnesota's streams.

- As dragonflies are large insects, they have long interested researchers as well as nature lovers. The number of the odonate species is relatively small and identifying different species is ...

Area residents can join Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day events to help identify, learn treatment strategies for and report them.