We look to have caught in the neighbourhood of 100 insects this first week. The trap has stayed up well.
Daily Archives: Friday September 23rd, 2016
Labrador City, NL – successful week!
Our first week started out with a weekend with two days of snow and a down pouring of hail, frost on the ground and a low of -2. Our trap needed a few repairs but we continued with the project. Our aim was to hope the cold weather did not kill all our insects. We made a goal of 1…………. glad to say we got 8 mosquitoes and a small spider. YEAH. Students look forward to our daily checks!
Catching Bugs
Today, as a group, we went out to the trap to see how many insects had been caught and we checked for any disturbances. We think 120 insects will be caught in the first week. Compared to Monday when we set up the trap, we found that in between Monday and Thursday 50-100 insects have been caught. We think that weather affects the number of specimens caught because in hotter weather conditions, we believe that insects will be drawn to the shade where it is cooler. Under the tree, there is the trap which will catch the insects.
-Tatenda, Logan and Klara
Looks like Rain
Looks like it might rain today, it is very overcast and a little chilly. Inside the trap, there are lots of bugs. The trap does not have any disturbances. I think today will be good because the bugs will be looking for a shelter and go to the trap and get caught.
-Josh and Fred