At HDCH, we are pretty excited to have our participation in the Malaise Trap Program in the local news!
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Final Day!
The wind and cold are picking up as we sit in the grass writing our blog entry. There is a good amount of bugs in the bottle. We think that there are some male mosquitoes and lots of flies. The tent is being dismantled as we write – we think this experiment was a huge success! – Nadine, Olivia, Mackenzie
We wonder whether weather affects bugs?
Today was windy, cold and cloudy. The trap had to be tied down better. But, what affect does this have on our catch? It is so cool to be part of a big project like this. -Nathan, Logan, Andrew and Cohen
Weather damage to the Malaise Trap
It is a rainy day. The wind and rain had caused the sign to fall on the ground. The poles in our perimeter are falling over and the security tape had fallen off. We resecured our trap and noticed that there were already 1.5 cm of bugs caught since attaching a new bottle yesterday. -Aliya, Alysha, Ethan, Chayton, Marielle
Day 5: Checkup on the Trap
Today was a bit of a chilly day. We caught an additional 0.5 cm of bugs. The sign blew off again. We saw lots of dirt on the tent as well as some bugs like spiders and lady bugs. Some bugs in the bottle were still crawling around. –Nick, Nathan, Maaike, Grace and GC.
A burgeoning batch of bugs!
It is a beautiful, sunny, warm and windy day. The bugs are half up to the first line. We can’t wait to see the week 1 totals. – EV, JE, MW, TD
Lady Bugs on Day 3!
Today is a beautiful day. It is nice and sunny with a little breeze. Our Malaise Trap has been undisturbed so it is good to know that our location is secure. We have collected about 1 cm of bugs so far. We can see that many of them are ladybugs! We can see ladybugs crawling on the trap as well. -Kiera, Laura, Erika and Abigail
Success! Insects eager to bee (pun intended) a part of the study.
The Malaise trap is fully deployed at Elmvale District High School. The students here are a-buzz (pun fully intended) with curiosity and excitement. The weather is perfect for flying insects in Elmvale this week – lots of sun and warm temperatures during the day.
Our First day’s catch:
Note: We will stop with the puns now.
Day 2 – Taking Observations!
Although it was damp and cloudy, our first check up on the Malaise trap was successful! We discovered that there were already some bugs in the trap and even as we were examining it, we observed that more bugs were attracted to the trap. We hope for another successful day of trapping tomorrow and are excited to see how the results vary with changes in weather and time! -Maryka, Joannie and Rebecca
Week 1, Day 1 Preeceville Check-in
We had a blustery start today with winds of about 30 km/h gusting up to 40 km/h. It was a cool 13 C and we were under thick cloud cover until after school let out. The Malaise Trap held strong all day and did not require any adjustments during the afternoon check-in It looks like we already have about half a dozen species of insects in the trap!