Ever try taping something together underwater? Of course not. It wouldn't work. Don't tell that to the larvae of caddisflies, a large family of underwater insects closely related to moths and ...

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In a study published April 25 in the journal Science of The Total Environment, scientists examined the larvae of caddisflies, small insects that build protective casings around themselves using ...

Small, moth-like insects have swarmed to the Quad-Cities this summer. The bugs are caddisflies, and they are an indicator of a healthy water environment.

Greenbelt residents have been leading an effort to characterize the biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrates living in ...

Caddisfly larvae create tubes of stones and sticks, while some caterpillars plod along encased in silk covered with debris. But most of the approximately 2,700 species of tortoise beetle, ...

A Caddisfly’s larva, at first glance, looks like a bunch of tiny r ocks — but don’t step on these little insects. They are highly useful to Georgia biologists.

A Caddisfly’s larva, at first glance, looks like a bunch of tiny r ocks — but don’t step on these little insects. They are highly useful to Georgia biologists.

The moth-like insects are caddisflies, and although the large numbers can be a nuisance, they are important for the environment and an indicator of good water quality, scientists say.