How did the Kutzadikaa collect enough pupae to eat?
The Mono Basin Paiute collected alkali fly pupae for food (this is also how Mono Lake got its name). If it doesn’t look like there is enough pupae to support 200 people now, keep in mind that before the diversions there were a lot more flies. This was due not only to lower salinity, but more habitat available. All the tufa towers that are now exposed are lost habitat for the alkali fly. Click here for more on the Kutzadika’a People.
