Bring Back the Bugs

February 04, 2005

What caused the once-plentiful salmonfly to disappear from the Logan River? It’s a mystery, says Utah State University entomologist Mark Vinson. Herbicides used in the 1960s to eradicate sagebrush or ice-melting chemicals used on the canyon highway could be to blame. Vinson is leading a project to reintroduce the insect, a favorite treat of trout, to the river.

From Return of the salmonfly by Arrin Newton Brunson, Salt Lake Tribune, December 9, 2004. For more information, contact Mark Vinson, assistant professor, Department of Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources, Utah State University, at 435-797-2038.

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