Sources for Live Chironomid Laboratory Cultures
This new page is intended as a resource for researchers requiring live cultures of reared chironomids, either for bioassay, toxicology or other biological work. Please let the webmaster know if you maintain a live culture of chironomids (particularly the species), your contact information, and if you know of other researchers, labs or institutions that maintain breeding colonies. Thank you for your participation!
Species cultured | Date submitted | Currently available? | Life stages available, additional notes | Contact Information and Address |
Chironomus riparius; Chironomus dilutus |
02 May 2008 | Yes | Eggs (C. riparius and C. dilutus) and larvae (C. dilutus) | Environmental Consulting and Testing, Inc.,
Steven H. Poirier ,
1423 N. 8th St. Superior, WI 54880 USA Tel: +1 (715) 392-6635 |
Chironomus riparius | 11 Nov 2005 | Yes, on a limited basis and when available | Eggs masses; also will exchange material |
Jan Ciborowski,
Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada. Fax: +1 (519) 971-3609 |
Chironomus dilutus | 10 Nov 2004 | Yes | Eggs masses: only for groups establishing their own cultures or using them for
educational purposes, NOT for
organizations with EPA work assignment contracts or laboratories which have immediate need to load bio-assays. |
Frank Whiteman,
Mid-Continent Ecology Division,
USEPA,
6201 Congdon Blvd Duluth, MN 55804 USA Tel: +1 (218) 529-5185 |
Chironomus riparius | 25 Nov 2004 | Yes | Permanent laboratory culture - all life stages are available. Last crossbreeding was in May 2004. | Dipl.-Ing. Gertraud Wirzinger, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main,
Department of Ecology and Evolution - Ecotoxicology,
Siesmayerstrasse 70,
D-60323 Frankfurt/Germany |
Last Update: Sunday, 02-Sep-2018