Dear Fellow Trappers, two days ago we set up the trap. Making the Malaise trap was lots of fun. At first, we were a little confused but we figured it out because we worked together. While we were making the trap, there was a wasp trying to get in the ethanol. But besides the troubles, making the trap was a success. 🙂 Wish you all success as well !!!!!
Gordon A Brown 7A
Good luck
We set up our tent on Monday: 30 kids + 1 tent = lots of interesting memories!! Found an area with lots of big trees, long grass & dragonflies. Fingers crossed!
Day 2 of the Malaise Trap. It was a hot day and it was 21 degrees Celsius. The Malaise Trap was still up and we had experienced very little wind. It was partly cloudy with a strong sun. There were some small bugs at the top of the trap yet to be captured. The bottle was filed up almost halfway to the 1 marker. We are surprised how many insects we have caught!
7A sees the fruit of their labour! Over 20 specimens trapped. Scientific inquiry well underway.
7A at Gordon A. Brown in Toronto sets up the trap and the excitement starts to build. Predictions flying(lol)! How many bugs will we collect? Will we actually catch anything? Can we get lab coats and microscopes? We’re up and running. Very engaged!
Great news! Our trap did NOT blow over. It just looked like it had blown over from a distance. We went and checked on it today and it’s fine. We still put the stronger stakes and we already had some insects in the alcohol. The insects seem to be larger than the ones that we have gotten in the past. Here are some pictures of the intact trap and some of the insects that we caught.
