https://www.iwla.org/conservation/water/save-our-streams/aqua-bugs [Web Link]

Aqua Bugs helps solve bug ID mysteries with a few simple questions. Clear directions paired with simple line drawings walk you through each choice.

  • Created for beginning and intermediate water quality monitors. Also great for anglers.
  • Easy-to-use, step-by-step identification of the most common macroinvertebrates found in freshwater streams throughout the United States.
  • Accurate descriptions, line drawings, and photographs illustrate each aquatic insect and crustacean.
  • Simple, clear navigation.
  • “Not My Bug” feature to help with the most common mistakes in aquatic bug ID.
  • Free! The Izaak Walton League’s goal in providing this app is to make it easy to explore local streams and monitor water quality in your neighborhood.