Setting up the Malaise Trap!
Category Archives: Spring 2015
School Display
We have had some interest in our program and people have been checking out the bulletin board display.
Informing our school
We made a display for the foyer and made a presentation during an assembly. We also have a group in charge of informing our community and another group in charge of informing via the internet.
Where will the trap go?
In order to decide where our trap would be set up, we asked each class involved to submit three suitable locations. Then, we compiled the suggestions. Due to common ideas, we had a selection of 5 different locations. We then created ballots and had each grade involved vote for the best location.
Above is a map of our school property and the five locations are indicated by color-coded sticky notes.
We collected the ballots and created a bar graph. Each class had a different coloured ballot. The location decided upon was the the football field.
Cold Temperatures
When we arrived at school this morning, the temperature was 1 degree Celsius. Not very promising for collecting flying insects. We’ll see.
Introducing Teeterville Public school
We are Teeterville Public School. We have 204 students in our wonderful school. We’re the grade 5/6 class, and we’re very exited to get started on this project. We live north of Brantford, about half an hour from Brantford. We are a rural community but we have a very large geographical area, that is home to a lot of different species in long point conservation area, which is located beside our school yard. Outside of this study, we have found very unique species like, katydids, garter snakes, bald eagles and cicadas. We are sure to give a lot of data and thank for this chance!
Trap Set Up
We set up our trap today. Check out our pics. Our local newspaper photographer was there to document the event too. We had the grade 1 and the grade 6 classes come to watch also.
A snowy start
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Today we started the School Malaise Trap Program. We are from Landmark Manitoba. Landmark is a small town right in the middle of Canada. Our school has 250 people our town has 2300 people.
We put the trap in the back of the school by the soccer field. We put it in the back to keep it sheltered from the weather and from people. This morning we woke up with snow on the ground so we might not have many bugs for a couple of days.
Cole and Vital
Day 1
Today is our first day! The snow is finally starting to melt! We have our trap set up, and we are all ready to go!
Today it is sunny and about 3 degrees, but it’s feeling like -1 degrees.
Our class is excited to see if we bring in any insects this week.
Pictures coming soon 🙂
Collection Day 1
I don’t know how many bugs we’re going to catch as it has still been quite cold here. I’m very curious to find out!