Burrowing mayflies

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003843",
  "term": "Burrowing mayflies",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Bottom-dwelling burrowing Mayfly larvae, (Hexagenia), are indicators of high water quality. In the 1950s, Mayflies were wiped out in Lake Erie due to poor water quality. Low numbers of mayflies are an indicator of low amounts of dissolved oxygen. Also called Canadian soldiers, June bugs, fish flies.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Canadian soldiers",
    "fish flies",
    "June bugs"
  ],
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/burrowing-mayflies/"
}