Trap is up, bottle is on, bring on the bugs!
Category Archives: Spring 2015
We’ve Got Mail
The box arrived this week! The whole class was so excited to open it that they stood around and watched. The package came with lovely buttons that the Bio 11 class sported all day. Hope the bugs on our buttons are as cool as the ones we find in our trap!
This is a collection of one of our many excited students. He was more than happy to rip open the box and display the goodies that were inside to the whole class.
“Caution: Fun ahead!” Our Bio 11 class looking good while posing with the green caution tape.
When I say Malaise, you say…
JPCI is ready for Monday!
It’s a trap!
“It’s a trap!”…a Malaise trap. We just found the perfect spot to deploy our trap. We are still a little worried that people might tamper with it, but we know that there are lots of bugs there, since they were crawling all over our teacher this morning. We can’t wait to launch on Monday.
St. Peter’s grade 6 class
Unity, Sk
Student Roles, for Next Week
Monday, April 20th is the first day of trap deployment!
Reminder:
Monday, April 20th, is the first day of trap deployment. Please secure the week 1 bottle on the trap at the beginning of the day. On Friday, April 24th, please remove the week 1 bottle at the end of the day and store it in a secure, cool and dark location. The Malaise trap will remain set-up over the weekend (April 25th & 26th), with no bottle attached. On the morning of Monday, April 27th, please secure the week 2 bottle to the trap. At the end of the day, Friday, May 1st, please remove the week 2 bottle and repackage the Malaise trap and samples in the original shipping container. Come Monday, May 4th, packages are to be shipped via FedEx back to BIO. Further shipping instructions to follow.
Set-up and ready to go!
We’re very excited here at New Horizons to participate in the Malaise Trap program! We’ve had a couple of snow-free weeks here in the Capital Region of Alberta, so hopefully we’ll see a few bugs next week!
Spruce View Trap is Deployed!
Spruce View School’s (Spruce View, Alberta) Biology 20 class set up our Malaise Trap this morning. Cold and windy, but at least we know it is secure!
First Day!
We’ll be setting up the trap today. Our whole class is so excited to be part of this program. We’ll keep you posted with pictures soon.
Sailesh Nankani, Grade 11
Wellington Hall Academy is Getting Ready!
The grade 5/6 class has been exploring areas to set the Malaise Trap. Our school is located in one of the buildings at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph and we are lucky to have access to 240 hectares of land!
We scouted some areas and chose a location that would be close to the school so we can easily keep an eye on the trap. It is in an area that the students think will have a high insect biodiversity.
We are looking forward to deploying the Malaise Trap on Monday and we are glad the snow is gone!
