Hey all - I'm conducting a study of diversity and abundance of insects in a sage-steppe habitat in relation to riparian zones, and I need to install wet pitfall traps for 60+ days.
After exploring options on BioQuip, I've noticed that most pitfall traps are cheaply made. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the USFWS require that I put a lid on the wet trap to keep animals out. I am debating on what would be the best way to either construct or purchase these traps, and whether I should use formaldehyde (10%) or ethylene glycol in the traps. Does anyone out there have experience that they would like to share or any suggestions for how to construct an animal-proof wet pitfall trap? -- Samm Rowland Masters in Environmental Management Integrated Land Management Western Colorado State University 917.763.1271 [email protected]
