Observation field: Method of surveying for invertebrates
Tool/s used in the field. It is assumed that a camera will be used to backup all methods.
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Observations specifying this field
| Observation | Method of surveying for invertebrates |
|---|---|
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Light trap | |
| Just Camera | |
| Just Camera | |
| Wooden tree-mounted shelter | |
| Just Camera | |
| Just Camera | |
| Pitfall trap | |
| Just Camera | |
| Wooden disc | |
| Wooden disc | |
| Wooden disc | |
| Just Camera | |
| Just Camera | |
| Just Camera | |
Photos / SoundsWhatBlue Garden Flatworm (Caenoplana coerulea)Observerfruitsalad04DescriptionFound under log disc L3T2 as part of invertebrate sampling for ECOL293 |
Wooden disc |
Photos / SoundsWhatCommon Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)ObservercaitlanchristmasDescriptionLine 1 |
Wooden disc |
| Wooden tree-mounted shelter | |
Photos / SoundsWhatComb-footed Spiders (Family Theridiidae)ObserverteganmcleodDescriptionegg sack as well |
Wooden tree-mounted shelter |
Photos / Sounds
No photos or sounds
WhatSomething...ObserverteganmcleodDescriptionweta motel was missing |
Wooden tree-mounted shelter |
Photos / Sounds
No photos or sounds
WhatSomething...ObserverteganmcleodDescriptionthe front was open when we checked |
Wooden tree-mounted shelter |
Projects Using This Field
Nina Valley EcoBlitz Invertebrates
Tiger beetles (Cicindelinae) of Brunei Darussalam
Parasitoid Wasps (Tom Saunders MSc)
ENTO304 pan trapping
ENTO304 Insect Collection 2018 (Lincoln University)
Lincoln University campus invertebrate surveys
Comments
I wonder if "kick net" should be added as separate from "pond net". Kick sampling in flowing streams with a robust kick sampling net isn't really "pond net" sampling.
I added it.
Sweet. Thanks!
I've just added "Hand collection" to the list for instances where insects are collected by hand. It's a bit different from just camera and just note book in the sense that the insect is collected (e.g. in a vial) and can be them looked at more closely for photography and potentially vouchered.
I added "Wooden disc", a method commonly used in New Zealand where a sawn disc from an untreated tree trunk (typically a pine) gets left on the ground and regularly checked to see which invertebrates move in under the disk. For details, see Bowie, M.H. and Frampton, C.M. 2004. A practical technique for non‐destructive monitoring of soil surface invertebrates for ecological restoration programmes. Ecological Management & RestorationVolume 5(1), https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-8903.2004.00171.x
I also added "Wooden tree-mounted shelter", another common NZ invertebrate monitoring method where small wooden shelters are mounted in trees. The shelters have a small entrance small enough to keep out house mice. We also call these "weta motels" here, after one group of insects that commonly occupy these shelters. See Bowie M, Hodge S, Banks J, Vink C. 2006. “An appraisal of simple tree-mounted shelters for non-lethal monitoring of weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae) in New Zealand nature reserves.” International Journal of Insect Conservation 10: 261-268.
I just added "Yellow sticky trap". That's a method commonly used to monitoring flying pest insects, and flying insects more generally.
I just added "pan trap" with options yellow, white, and blue. It's a commonly used method of collecting pollinators, at least here in NZ. The pan is an open plastic container filled with water, with a few drops of detergent or other surfactant to break the surface tension, and often some preservative like sodium benzoate to slow the rotting.
Do you think you could add "UV light sheet" and "MV light sheet" to distinguish them from "light trap"?