Wading for Bugs

In Wading for Bugs,nearly two dozen aquatic biologists share their memorable encounters with stream insects. The contributors, based primarily in North America, work in diverse environments--from arctic to desert, from mountain streams to river valleys. They represent a wide range of expertise as authors of standard field texts, leaders in biomonitoring and assessment programs, directors of major laboratories, and specialists in aquatic ecology and taxonomy. The writings in Wading for Bugsallow readers to experience--through the eyes of the scientists--what it's like to study stream insects and to make discoveries that could help develop biological indicators for stream health. General summaries introduce each insect order. Elegant insect drawings accompany each story, along with morphological, life history, and habitat information for each species or family. Wading for Bugswill appeal to general readers as well as students, naturalists, and fisherfolk curious about streams and the insects that live in them.

Judith L. Li is Associate Professor (retired) in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University. She edited To Harvest, To Hunt: Stories of Resource Use in the American West. Michael T. Barbour is Director of Tetra Tech's Center for Ecological Sciences and serves internationally as a technical expert in bioassessment. He is the author of two children's books for learning about the environment and two environmental mysteries.