Bug Camp

Insects can be found almost anywhere at almost anytime: under a log, along a stream bed, in your garbage, or in your house. Collecting insects is easy, just look around! Most people collect insects with a net or by hand, but there are many kinds of traps for collecting lots of insects, including pitfall and malaise traps. BugCampers are involved in a project to explore insect diversity at Ryerson Woods.

To learn more about the collecting techniques BugCampers use click on sweep nets, pitfall traps, or malaise traps


Zack, Cortez, and Will crowd around Zeus to see what's in his net. Photo courtesy of Bill Ballard

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