By studying the optimum summer temperature of over 200 common chironomid species we have established a 'midge thermometer'. Comparing the modern air temperature of a lake with the temperature ...

Chironomids (midges) are highly sensitive to PFAS and >95% of all their hemolymph proteins are Hbs. Using a combination of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo tools, we will test the overarching ...

But once he got a taste of identifying new insect species, there was no turning back. He focused on cataloging diversity in nonbiting midges of the chironomid family. “I spent all my time collecting a ...