Having fun while checking the traps, the boys wanted a picture included in their post, but forgot to do so. Sooo…I am putting it here.
In terms of the trap, it is a nice day outside and the boys assure me that we have quite a few insects in the trap. Level wise, we are still around 1. I removed the Week 1 collection bottle and had a look inside. In terms of interesting specimens, could see some caddis flies, at least one syrphid fly, and a few solitary wasps.
Rothesay Park Public School – Week 1!
Today the School Malaise Trap Program team decided to start a new trend…taking a selfie with your Malaise trap! We are also offering a prize to classes who enter a selfie (yup, you can enter more than one)! We encourage all classes to participate and post your #SMTPselfie on our blog or tweet at us (@SMTP_Canada). You can also email us your selfie and we will post it on your behalf. Once a class has submitted their selfie, they will be entered into a draw for one of our prizes! Further prize details to come.
Check out our #SMTPselfie below!
Parker, Sam, Liam and Tyler checked the Malaise trap today and the trap was at about at 1.5 on the chart on the chart and again there were a lot of bugs floating on the top.
Day 5 and Biologists are at work! We’ve had warm weather with sporadic rainfall. We’ve been observing daily and noting down any significant details.
Project: Progressing successfully
Hi! Does the trap collect ground bugs or flying bugs? – S.
So far we have caught enough bugs to fill up to the first line. I think we have about 25 different kinds of bugs (black flies, wasps, deer flies, and houseflies). -L.
I think Forest Avenue won’t have the most bugs because on the blog all the pictures were about forests and swamps so it’s buggy there. We don’t have swamps and forests like the other schools. -K.
It was really exciting when I first heard all about the Malaise trap. I could not wait to set it up! I thought we would get lots of bugs because there are bugs flying all around our school. I don’t think that there will be lots of different bugs because it looks like we have the same bug. But I still think there may be around 7-9 different types of bugs. I think we will collect about 250 bugs in all. I also think that the Northwest Territories will not get lots of bugs like the provinces because it is warmer down here than up there. I think that the temperature will make a big difference. We are lucky to be able to do bug research. – O.
Hi, we’re the grade 6 class at Chesley District Community School, in Chesley, ON. We set up our Malaise trap on Monday morning and our first thought was: this trap is so big, it must catch a lot of bugs! The next day we found out we were right, because not even 24 hours had caught bugs up to the first line. We chose the spot that we did because it is a fenced in area that cannot be disturbed by other students, and it is right next to a garden that is buzzing with wildlife at this time of year. We estimate that there will be lots of flies, bees, and other bugs that like weeds a lot. Our class appreciates nature and we are so excited to see what we have caught in our trap as citizen scientists!
