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.
Trap Set Up
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!
Day 1!
Trap is up, bottle is on, bring on the bugs!
We’ve Got Mail
The box arrived this week! The whole class was so excited to open it that they stood around and watched. The package came with lovely buttons that the Bio 11 class sported all day. Hope the bugs on our buttons are as cool as the ones we find in our trap!
This is a collection of one of our many excited students. He was more than happy to rip open the box and display the goodies that were inside to the whole class.
“Caution: Fun ahead!” Our Bio 11 class looking good while posing with the green caution tape.
When I say Malaise, you say…
JPCI is ready for Monday!
It’s a trap!
“It’s a trap!”…a Malaise trap. We just found the perfect spot to deploy our trap. We are still a little worried that people might tamper with it, but we know that there are lots of bugs there, since they were crawling all over our teacher this morning. We can’t wait to launch on Monday.
St. Peter’s grade 6 class
Unity, Sk
Student Roles, for Next Week
Monday, April 20th is the first day of trap deployment!
Reminder:
Monday, April 20th, is the first day of trap deployment. Please secure the week 1 bottle on the trap at the beginning of the day. On Friday, April 24th, please remove the week 1 bottle at the end of the day and store it in a secure, cool and dark location. The Malaise trap will remain set-up over the weekend (April 25th & 26th), with no bottle attached. On the morning of Monday, April 27th, please secure the week 2 bottle to the trap. At the end of the day, Friday, May 1st, please remove the week 2 bottle and repackage the Malaise trap and samples in the original shipping container. Come Monday, May 4th, packages are to be shipped via FedEx back to BIO. Further shipping instructions to follow.