Aquatic Insects: Ecology & Use in Determining Stream Water Quality

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Date(s): Sunday, March 29, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Venue: Eddy Discovery Center
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Aquatic insects, such as mayflies, caddisflies, stone flies, and dragonflies, are cold-blooded organisms that mostly live on stream bottoms, in gravel, fallen tree leaves, and woody debris. While most other insects are dormant during the winter months, most Michigan aquatic insects are active winter feeders which metamorphose into adults in the spring and complete their life cycle. Join Hannah-Maria Jacques, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, and Sumengen Sutomo, DrPH, from Bangung Indonesia Foundation, for this informative presentation. We will sample two streams to show examples of the local aquatic insect fauna. Such insects are used by state and federal governments to determine the biological integrity of the stream or lake being sampled

The program is all outdoors, so dress for the weather. A hand lens, or magnifying glass, will be helpful. We will meet at the lower parking lot and carpool to the sampling sites from there.

Cost: $2/person or $5/family. Program limited to 15 participants.

Please register for this program by emailing waterloonha@gmail.com with your name, phone number and number of people attending.

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