Study Finds Insecticide More Damaging To Wisconsin Stream Bugs Than Previously Thought

A federal study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology shows smaller amounts of a common bug killer may be more harmful in Midwest streams than previously thought.

The chemical compound bifenthrin is used to kill mosquitoes, aphids on crops, and ants and termites in households. But the insecticide also gets into waterways.

The U.S. Geological Survey has looked at the presence of bifenthrin in some streams, including some in eastern Wisconsin...

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Ken Notes: No doubt that we need algae eaters. I wonder if we can reverse this....