Sorry this is late, but we were having some “technical issues” here! Got them sorted out now and wanted to share some pics of how happy we were to open our supply box and the work we did to set up the trap!
Temperatures hit freezing last night so only seven more insects. Hopefully it will warm up again soon.
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.
Surprisingly good results are coming from our Malaise trap. Although the weather is not ideal for insects, we trapped over double the amount that was previously captured the day before.
Up and running here at Highlands School in Edmonton. Had to make some tough choices about where to put the trap … ended up deciding it stood its best chance at staying undisturbed in our vegetable garden area. Hopefully we don’t capture all our pollinating insects.
