EPT stands for: E (Ephemeroptera - Hafters) P (Plecoptera - Stoneflies) T (Trichoptera - caddisflies)
Good indicators of water quality These three groups are good indicators of water quality and are highly sensitive to pollution. Therefore, for the past 5 years, Stichting Semblis has been working to increase knowledge about these three groups, especially the larva and adults of trichoptera in the province of North Brabant.
Currently we have 12 active volunteers who have worked mainly in the rivers Beekloop, Beerze, Neterselse loop, Essche stroom and the area of Gelders and the Mortelen of Brabants Landschap.
The Semblis Foundation is currently digitizing the knowledge and information archived by biologist Henk M. Moller Pillot over the past 50 years in the form of field books, notebooks, field forms, articles, collection materials, and so on.
The goal is to preserve, safeguard and transfer this knowledge to the public and official agencies. The collection will be transferred to the Naturalis Museum and the data will be sent to NLBIF and GBIF.
The Semblis Foundation has provided financial support for fieldwork to further the basic research for this book since 2011. This book was produced in collaboration with institutes and NGOs such as Aquon, Eis- Naturalis biodiversity Center, Water Proof, Uyttenboogaart/Eliasen Foundation and NEV.
The book was published in the year 2022 as part of the Entomological Tables series. This publication contains the first determination table for caddisflies of the Benelux. The species review summarizes knowledge for each species, including notes on habitat and rarity. We hope this book will encourage more research and conservation of their habitats.