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Aquatic Sampling- Bottle traps

Aquatic Sampling- Bottle traps
West Campus Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
August 15, 2008
Trap is set! Will update with results later tomorrow.
Directions-
1) sink the trap by filling it up with water; if you want to release your bugs later after capture, allow for an air bubble or 2 (but not too much such that the bottle doesn't sink); if there are no air bubbles, the insects will drown as they cannot access the surface for air (good for collecting purposes).
2) The trap should be lying on its side (face down) and preferably parallel to the vegetation.
2) Leave the trap overnight; check the catch the next day.

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