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Category Archives: Entomology 2011

Entomology, Day 4 – Pan Traps and Archery

Thursday, June 30 – Day 4 Since we’ve been collecting insects we have used the traditional air net, but today we went learned another way to trap insects. You sit a colorful bowl filled with soapy water somewhere on the ground. The color of the bowl will attract different insects and the soap removes the [...]

Entomology, Day 3 – Collecting Insects and Discovering a Cave

Wednesday, June 29 – Day 3 Today we took a 2-mile hike to a pond to collect more insects. There were many insects near the lake. While on the hike, we discovered an unmapped small natural cave. We got to go into the entrance, but since we didn’t have the right equipment we didn’t explore [...]

Entomology, Day 2 – Working on Experiments

Tuesday, June 28 – Day 2 Today each group worked on their experiments. Our group is working on how different temperatures can alter the development of mosquitoes. We think the project is progressing very well. We identified insects collected by classifying them down to order. After we were done identifying our newly found insect friends, [...]

Entomology, Day 1 – Insects and Pollution

Monday, June 27 – Day 1 We took a 3.5-mile hike for about 5 hours. The hike was really exhausting. Throughout the hike we stopped at 5 different points to collect as many insects as possible. We saw insects such as dragonflies, beetles, flying ants, and stink bugs. Once we got back to the camp [...]

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