Fall caddisfly emergence signals clean water
Multiple caddisfly taxa were observed in early October, including Pycnopsyche antica on 2026-10-10 and (Limnephilidae) on 2026-10-01.1 These pollution-sensitive insects indicate cool, clean, well-oxygenated water needed for their larvae to develop.1 Fall emergence of caddisflies at this ecosystem's latitude peaks in October as temperatures drop.1
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