Nematodes infest winter-active chironomids in Minnesota trout streams

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Published: 2022-12-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5324/cjcr.v0i35.5029
Keywords:
winter-active, nematodes, Diamesa, Orthocladiinae, climate change

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Hannah Bodmer
University of Minnesota - Department of Entomology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6619-5459
Corrie Nyquist
University of Minnesota - Department of Entomology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6373-7275

Abstract

We present preliminary findings of the effects of nematode infestation on winter-active chironomid biology, and how short-term temperature spikes could affect host-parasite interactions. Results are limited but indicate nematodes may infest winter-active chironomid communities and significantly affect host chironomid biology. Further research on winter-active insects should include investigations into nematode parasitism to better understand how climate change will affect chironomid survival at the population and community level.


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No. 35 (2022)

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Short Communication
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Nematodes infest winter-active chironomids in Minnesota trout streams. (2022). CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research, 35, 54-57. https://doi.org/10.5324/cjcr.v0i35.5029