Bug Camp

BugCamp 1998

With the third BugCamp came the opportunity to conduct a survey of insect diversity at Ryerson Woods. To collect insects from the grass, soil, and air, we employed three methods of collecting: sweep nets, pitfall traps, and malaise traps. The students compared the abundance of insects collected with each technique in three fields of different sizes. As an additional component of BugCamp, teacher Preckwinkle and a former BugCamp student, Andrew Greenlee, learned basic biochemistry techniques in Ballard's Drosophila laboratory.

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Coordinators
Zeus Preckwinkle, Ancona School
Jane Zimmerman, Fiel

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Interns
Andrew Greenlee, The Latin School
Will Jobe, Francis Parker High
Anna Bohrer, The Latin School

Students
Antonio Guillen, Ancona School
Cortez Cobb, Chicago Heights
Jonathyn Owens, Ancona School
Joyy Norris, Ancona School
Leah Smaller, Ancona School
Zack Yarling, Francis Parker High

Zeus and Andrew take a look at what they caught. Photo courtesy of Bill Ballard.

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