Insect Archives - Lewis & Clark Research Database https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/species-type/insect/ A digital archive of treaties, documents, artwork, and 360° trail panoramas from the Corps of Discovery Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:17:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mosquito https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/wildlife/mosquito/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:17:35 +0000 https://research.lewisandclarktrust.org/wildlife/mosquito/ No creature tormented the expedition more - Seaman howled from bites along the upper Missouri, and Clark called them the worst he had ever seen.

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]]> Perhaps no creature tormented the Corps of Discovery more than the mosquito. Clark wrote that “mosquitors more troublesom last night than I ever Saw them,” and the journals contain numerous references to these pests under various spellings including “musquetoe” and “musquetoes.” Lewis’s Newfoundland dog Seaman was particularly tormented along the upper Missouri, howling in pain from the bites. Clark also noted with relief in September 1806 that “the mosquitoes are no longer troublesome on the river.”

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