Will Bouchard, Ph.D.

Will Bouchard

Research Scientist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Lecturer, University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology

Contact Information

E-mail: [email protected]
ORCiD: Will Bouchard
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Education

Ph.D. Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (2007)
Advisor: L.C. Ferrington, Jr.
Thesis Title: “Comparison of Emergence Patterns and Taxonomic Composition of Lotic Chironomidae (Diptera) Communities in Contrasting Thermal Regimes”

M.A. Entomology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, (2002)
Advisor: D.G. Huggins
Thesis Title: “Assessment of ecological condition in headwater streams of the Central Plains: evaluation of multimetric and predictive modeling approaches”

B.A. Biology, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (1998)

Research Interests

Will dip netting

Will Bouchard received his M.A. (2002) in Entomology from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D. (2007) in Entomology from the University of Minnesota.  He taught at Hamline University as an adjunct professor during 2007.  Will then held a post-doctoral position at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia working on the development of biomonitoring methods in Mongolia.  In 2008, he started a position at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in (MPCA) as a research scientist.  His work at the MPCA includes coordinating the implementation of a tiered aquatic life use (TALU) framework and the development of water quality standards to protect aquatic biota and water quality.  Dr. Bouchard’s research interests include the taxonomy and ecology of aquatic invertebrates and their use in biological assessments and monitoring.  He has also been interested in the ecology and biology of winter-active aquatic insects and the cold-hardiness mechanisms these species use during Minnesota winters.  In addition, he is also involved in research on the taxonomy and ecology of Chironomidae (North America, Mongolia) and the development of identification materials for aquatic invertebrates. 

 

female Diamesa

Links to projects I am involved with:

Selected Publications

Bouchard Jr, R.W., Namayandeh, A., and Hudson, P.L. 2024. Parachaetocladius lenferringtoni (Diptera: Chironomidae), a new orthoclad from North America, with keys to adult males and immatures of the Nearctic Parachaetocladius (Wülker, 1959). Zootaxa 5419:245–264. 

Bouchard Jr., R.W. and L.C. Ferrington Jr. 2023. Temporal partitioning of Chironomidae emergence in an insular, tropical rainforest stream. CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 37:11-25. 

Bouchard Jr., R.W., B.L. Hayford, and L.C. Ferrington Jr. 2022. Chironomus gelhausi, a new species of surface-mating Chironomus Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Mongolia. Zootaxa 5116:123-135.

Bouchard Jr., R.W., B.L. Hayford and L.C. Ferrington Jr. 2022. Diversity of Chironomidae (Diptera) along a salinity gradient in lakes of the endorheic Great Lakes region of western Mongolia. Hydrobiologia 849: 2161-2175. 

Bouchard Jr., R.W., P. Kranzfelder and A. Anderson. 2021. Leonard C. Ferrington, Jr. (1948-2021): Chironomid cognoscente and modern-day Renaissance man. CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 34:51-66. 

Bouchard Jr., R.W., and J.K. Gelhaus. 2020. First record of a skating crane fly: The unusual ecology, behavior, and morphology of Phantolabis lacustris (Alexander, 1938) (Diptera: Limoniidae) with descriptions of the immature stages. Freshwater Science 39:86-100.

Brezonik, P.L., R.W. Bouchard Jr., J.C. Finlay, C.G. Griffin, L.G. Olmanson, J.P. Anderson, W.A. Arnold, and R. Hozalski. 2019. Color, chlorophyll a, and suspended solids effects on Secchi depth in lakes: implications for trophic state assessment. Ecological Applications. 29: e01871. 

Gerritsen, J., R.W. Bouchard Jr., L. Zheng, EW. Leppo, and C.O. Yoder. 2017. Calibration of the biological condition gradient in Minnesota streams: a quantitative expert-based decision system. Freshwater Science. 36: 427-451. 

Bouchard Jr., R.W., S. Niemela, J.A. Genet, C.O. Yoder, J. Sandberg, J.W. Chirhart, M. Feist, B. Lundeen and D. Helwig. 2016. A novel approach for the development of tiered use biological criteria for rivers and streams in an ecologically diverse landscape. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188: 196. 

Kranzfelder, P., A.M. Anderson, A.T. Egan, J.E. Mazack, R.W. Bouchard Jr., M.M. Rufer and L.C. Ferrington Jr. 2015. Use of Chironomidae (Diptera) Surface-Floating Pupal Exuviae as a Rapid Bioassessment Protocol for Water Bodies. Journal of Visualized Experiments (101). 

Heiskary, S., and R.W. Bouchard Jr. 2015. Development of eutrophication criteria for Minnesota streams and rivers using multiple lines of evidence. Freshwater Science. 34 (2): 574-592. 

Mazack, J.E., P. Kranzfelder, A.M. Anderson, R.W. Bouchard Jr., J. Perry, B. Vondracek and L.C. Ferrington Jr. 2014. Survivorship and longevity of adult Diamesa mendotae Muttkowski, 1915 (Diptera: Chironomidae) at controlled, sub-freezing temperatures. Aquatic Insects 36: 35-42. 

Bouchard Jr., R.W., J.A. Genet, and J.W. Chirhart. 2014. Does supplementing dipnet samples with activity traps improve the ability to assess the biological integrity of macroinvertebrate communities in depressional wetlands? Wetlands. 34: 699–711.

Anderson, A.M., P. Kranzfelder, R.W. Bouchard Jr. and L.C. Ferrington Jr. 2013. Survivorship and longevity of Diamesa mendotae Muttkowski (Diptera: Chironomidae) under snow. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research. 45: 22-26. 

Hayford, B.L and R.W. Bouchard, Jr. 2012. New records of Nymphomyiidae from central Asia with notes on novel habitat for Nymphomyiidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 114: 186-193.

Bouchard, R.W., Jr. 2012. Guide to Aquatic Invertebrate Families of Mongolia Identification Manual for Students, Citizen Monitors, and Aquatic Resource Professionals. Available Online. 218 pp.

Bouchard, R.W., Jr. 2012. Identification Guide and Key to Chironomid Pupal Exuviae in Mongolian Lakes. 72 pp.

Anderson, A. M., R. W. Bouchard, Jr., and L. C. Ferrington, Jr. 2011. Hibernal emergence of Chironomidae in relation to stream size in Kansas, USA. pp. 247-255, In Wang, X and Liu, W. (eds.). Contemporary Chironomid Studies – Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Chironomidae, Nankai University Press, Tianjin, China. 412 pp + 18 plates.

R.W. Bouchard, Jr. and L.C. Ferrington, Jr. 2011. The effects of subsampling and sampling frequency on the use of surface floating pupal exuviae to measure Chironomidae (Diptera) communities in wadeable temperate streams. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 181: 205-223.

Ferrington, L.C., Jr., D.E. Hansen, B.N. Karns and R.W. Bouchard, Jr. 2010. Longevities of Diamesa mendotae Muttkowski, a hibernal emerging species of Chironomidae. Proceedings of the XV International Symposium on Chironomidae. pp.22-29.

Bouchard R.W., Jr., L.C. Ferrington Jr. and S.A. Kells. 2009. Cold hardiness in the adults of two winter stonefly species: Allocapnia granulata (Claassen) and A. pygmaea (Burmeister) (Plecoptera: Capniidae). Aquatic Insects. 31(2): 145-155.

Bouchard, R.W., Jr. and L.C. Ferrington, Jr. 2009. Winter growth, development, and emergence of Diamesa mendotae Muttkowski (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Minnesota (USA) streams. Environmental Entomology 38: 250-259.

Bouchard, R.W., Jr. and L.C. Ferrington, Jr. 2008. Determination of Chironomidae thermal preferences and thermal partitioning among closely related taxa in a Minnesota stream using surface floating pupal exuviae. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural) Supplement 13: 191-198.

Bouchard, R.W., Jr., M.A. Carrillo, S.A. Kells and L.C. Ferrington Jr. 2006. Freeze tolerance in larvae of the winter-active Diamesa mendotae Muttkowski (Diptera: Chironomidae): a contrast to adult strategy for survival at low temperatures. Hydrobiologia 568: 403-416.

Bouchard R.W., Jr., M.A. Carrillo, and L.C. Ferrington Jr. 2006. Lower Lethal Temperature for Adult Male Diamesa mendotae Muttkowski (Diptera: Chironomidae), a Winter-Emerging Diamesinae. Aquatic Insects 28(1): 57-66.