As you look around on the web, you will notice how much people (especially scientists) love bugs! There are countless excellent web sites you can look at to increase your buggy knowledge. Here are some really good web sites that cover topics relating to aquatic macroinvertebrates and beyond:
Invertebrates as Indicators from the EPA (this is an extensive, very informative site)
Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates for the Pacific Northwest, by Leska Fore
Stream Study based on material developed by the Save Our Streams Program
Biomonitoring from Salmonweb.org
Freshwater Benthic Ecology and Aquatic Entomology Homepage from Nova Scotia
North American Benthological Society
B-IBI
These links may shed some light on the Benthic Index of Biological Integrity:
A brief history of the IBI from an EPA website from Simon and Lyons 1995.
What is an Index of Biological Integrity (IBI)? from New England Regional Water Program.
Stream biological monitoring from Washington State Department of Ecology
Insects in General
Check these links for some great web sites about insects in general (not just aquatic insects):
Adopt-A-Stream Foundation at the Northwest Stream Center
The Xerces Society An international nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting biological diversity through invertebrate conservation
Yucky Roach World Roaches Revealed
Bugbios Shameless promotion of insect appreciation
