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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Traps & lures » Lights & Light Traps
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Good Habitat for Nocturnal mutillids
Copyright © 2006 William Ericson

Good Habitat for Nocturnal mutillids
Inyo County, California, USA
you can only collect nocturnal mutillids in the west(primarily in dry or desert areas).This is the best set up for collecting them.
you need:
-A lantern- cheap Walmart ones will do great
-2 large trays
-and a jug of soap water

1. choose a sandy spot out of view from any road(laterns have been stolen before)
2. you dig in the trays side by side, making the rims level with the ground.
3. pour the soap water in the trays evenly(you may want to refill them once in a while)
4. finally turn on the latern just after the sun goes down and place it on the middle of the two trays
5. leave this set up on the entire night and come back in the morning

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Contributed by William Ericson on 22 September, 2006 - 8:08am
Last updated 13 November, 2006 - 1:58am

Moved
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… Chuck Entz, 13 November, 2006 - 1:58am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… A.W. Thomas, 22 September, 2006 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

Neat technique
I will move this to "Traps & lures", hope that's OK with you.
… A.W. Thomas, 22 September, 2006 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

 
No problem :) wait, how can a
No problem :) wait, how can a submitter move it to a guide page? I looked at the uploading page and it doesn't give you the option.
… William Ericson, 23 September, 2006 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

 
Click on Tag
small image will appear at top of left column. Navigate to the page you wish to move the image; click "move tagged images".
… A.W. Thomas, 23 September, 2006 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks :)
thanks :)
… William Ericson, 23 September, 2006 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

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