Mussels helping mayflies flex in return to Oneida Lake
July 16, 2024
July 16, 2024
ITHACA, New York, July 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Quagga mussels the deleterious invasive species from Eastern Europe seen throughout Oneida Lake may provide an unexpected benefit for the life cycle of mayflies.
A food source for fish, mayflies are currently experiencing a renaissance on the lake, which is northeast of Syracuse. The water-borne insects had all but disappeared some 60 years ago, but the mayfly population now flourishes, pleasing . . .
Quagga mussels the deleterious invasive species from Eastern Europe seen throughout Oneida Lake may provide an unexpected benefit for the life cycle of mayflies.
A food source for fish, mayflies are currently experiencing a renaissance on the lake, which is northeast of Syracuse. The water-borne insects had all but disappeared some 60 years ago, but the mayfly population now flourishes, pleasing . . .