Today is Friday, the 5th day of our experiment.
The weather is still damp and there’s still snow on the ground; leaving us with no bugs 🙁
Hopefully next week is better, and we will be able to update you with more exciting news.
Teeterville update
This week Teeterville had terrible weather. We had lots of rain, and even had some snow! Our class only caught a volume of 1. Hopefully our second week is better!
The by’s from Terrenceville
Trap was fairly easy to set up, but we unfortunately forgot a hammer so we had to use a rock to stick the pegs in! We ventured into a trail behind the school and set up our trap. The first day we got 1 bug, and on the second day, we found that there were approximately 3-4 bugs. It’s a bit too cold to catch many flying insects this time of year.
Week One, Day 4
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April 23rd,2015 Day 4: Checking The Trap
Iona Academy of Eastern Ontario: Today was a high of 8 degrees Celcius with a 30 percent chance of rain.
Despite the cold, we were actually surprised to have caught about 25 insects in our Malaise Trap. Many of our insects were flies although, there were several other types of insects caught. We were also surprised to find some twigs and pieces of grass at the bottom of our bottle of ethanol and were wondering why? From the Grade 7 Bloggers.
A Quick Hello From ERMES Grade 5 Students
Hi, Everyone! We are happily checking our Malaise Trap, and we are FINALLY beginning to catch some insects. Our weather hasn’t been very cooperative, and it blew our trap flat to the ground the first day! Since then, we have relocated to a much more calm spot! Looking forward to seeing our results at the end of the first week, and we’re hoping that the trapping time is extended so we can see lots of insects in our collection bottles! 🙂
Day 4
Our trap is back up!
Sadly, there is still no sign of bugs.
Hopefully next week is better!
Wild & Wacky Weather in T.O.
It’s been a wild and wacky week in Toronto weather-wise. Wednesday experienced virtually all the seasons in one day. The high winds and mixed precipitation have caused our tent to collapse three times, resulting in a loss of some collected specimens. Although we are a bit disappointed and frustrated, this is certainly a teachable moment. Science is not perfect and the students at JPCI are getting first hand experience in learning this reality. We have had some lively discussions on how best revise the set up of our trap. The students have decided to re-position the straps and pegs and have applied extra anchors to help the trap withstand the wind, rain, snow, and, hail.
We are happy to report that the trap stayed standing Wednesday night and we have topped up the collection bottle fluid. Fingers crossed that it stays up and the bugs keep coming.
Next week, the students have decided to move the trap to a slightly less exposed part of the garden to try and reduce the weather-related disturbances. Stay tuned. We hope that other groups are having a better luck with their bug collections.
SETTING UP THE TRAP AND COLLECTION
On Friday April , the weather was quite nice and sunny. It was 19 degree Celsius so we decided to set up the trap. We looked for an open field and found a perfect spot in our school grounds.
The process of building the tent was a new and fun learning experience. Everyone has been really enthusiastic but the weather hasn’t been helpful since the temperature has dropped drastically here in Toronto since Monday and its 0 degrees outside today. On our third day i.e. yesterday we took a picture of some of insects we have caught.
We remain optimistic and hope for weather to warm up and to have a great catch in the upcoming days. We’ll keep you posted with more pictures and news soon.
First Day a Success
Teeterville Public has a lot to smile about after finding a perfect location for our Malaise Trap! On Monday, the first day of deployment, we caught a house fly and smaller insects.