Please report any case of swimmer's itch at www.swimmersitch.org.  Just click on 'Report a Case'.  There is a lot of other information on this site, which may be of interest.  This site is used by the company, that the GLA uses to inoculate broods of mergansers and relocate them, to monitor and track progress and develop additional tactics.

With your input the Glen Lake association will be able to better control the factors associated with swimmer's itch and monitor programs to curtail/eliminate it.

Also if you see a brood of Merganser ducklings on the lake, please report this directly to Rob Karner at 231- 334-5831 or cell phone 231-883-2776, to assist our Merganser Control Program.  They normally appear in mid to late spring.  Merganser ducks are known to be the major part of the cycle that causes Swimmer's Itch.  The following pictures show what Merganser's look like.  A pair, a male and a female respectively.

These ducks swim with a brood of 10-16 ducklings.  They swim/scoot across the top of the water for 8-10 feet, stop, and sometimes dive for food.

Key Benefits

• Identify locations of swimmer's itch problems
• Track the number of cases in the lake
• Develop data for appropriate swimmer's itch prevention programs
• Inoculation, tagging, and removal of Merganser ducks from the lake.

Click here to see the additional information on the Swimmer's Itch Program.

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