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A METHOD FOR SAMPLING LARVAL AND EMERGING INSECTS USING AN AQUATIC BLACK LIGHT TRAP1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Donald Carlson
Affiliation:
Washington Park High School, Racine, Wisconsin

Abstract

A method is described for sampling aquatic insects using black light. Trap design, description of its placement, and conversion to a fumigator is explained. Total numbers of emerging insects captured by aquatic light trap are given and compared with catches in surface and bottom cone traps. Overall effectiveness of the black light trap is discussed.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1971

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