First collecting trip of the season!
Last week I went on the first collecting trip of the 2023 season, which was actually the second phase of a study initiated last year to evaluate the efficacy of “jug traps” and baits for trapping...
View Article2023 Southwestern U.S. Collecting Trip iReport
Welcome to the 13th “Collecting Trip iReport” covering a 20-day insect collecting trip to the southwestern U.S. from June 20 to July 9, 2023. Joining me for the entire trip was Mike Arduser, a...
View ArticleJuly “jug trap” run
You may recall in May I set out “jug traps” at several sites in northwestern Oklahoma stretching from Gloss Mountain State Park (just east of the panhandle) to near Kenton (extreme northwestern corner...
View ArticleSeason Finale
Last month I made the fifth and final trip to extreme northwestern Oklahoma as part of a trapping study conducted at several locations throughout the area. Recall the main part of the study involved...
View Article2024 New Mexico Insect Collecting Trip iReport: Act 2
Welcome to the 15th “Collecting Trip iReport” covering the second 11-day insect collecting trip to eastern New Mexico this year. This trip, which took place on June 17–28, was a follow-up to “Act 1”...
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