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PIC: You never know what creatures you’ll find in the sludge

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January 11th, 2014
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Image by Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District O the wonderful world under the microscope. Our Biologist Carrie Millward sent us this image of a non-biting midge larvae she found in a sample of solid material (sludge) in our treatment process. They look scary, but they’re common in wastewater. As...

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June 20th, 2013
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PIC: Just your normal everyday swarm of bugs so thick you can see it on radar

Courtesy Ryan Wichman, WTOL Toledo This is not a thunderstorm warning. It’s not a weather alert or special report. It’s just bugs. Lots and lots…and lots…of (harmless, but yes annoying) bugs over Lake Erie near Toledo. @NotoriousWojo tweeted this image last night from Ryan Wichman of WTOL Toledo which...

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June 17th, 2013
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BLOG: Midges vs. mayflies: Let’s clear the air and the confusion

Midges, mayflies, muckelheads, this can all be very confusing. And all of them can be very annoying. We’d like to help clarify a bit of the current bug conundrum. Let’s start here: There are midges (also known as muckleheads), and there are mayflies. They are different, but they’re both...

PIC: You never know what creatures you’ll find in the sludge

PIC: Just your normal everyday swarm of bugs so thick you can see it on radar

BLOG: Midges vs. mayflies: Let’s clear the air and the confusion

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