COLLECTION TECHNIQUES

Question 1

Effective device for collecting small insects

Answer 1

Aspirator

Question 2

Made of durable fabric, preferably white, attached to a frame of about 1 meter

Answer 2

Beat Sheets

Question 3

Designed for collecting butterflies and other flying insects

Answer 3

Aerial nets

Question 4

Used for gathering insects from the water

Answer 4

Aquatic Nets

Question 5

Made of thick fabric used in the compilation of most types of insects on crops such as wheat and clover ring, potatoes, herbs, and grasses

Answer 5

Sweeping nets

Question 6

Used for collecting epigeal or soil surface-dwelling arthropods

Answer 6

Pitfall Traps

Question 7

Tent-like traps made of fine mesh material

Answer 7

Malaise Traps

Question 8

A piece of screen extended between two poles or trees, that insects fly into, whereupon they fall into a pan or container filled with a preservative

Answer 8

Flight Interception Trap (FIT)

Question 9

Can be applied to the ground, on trees, ropes, or elsewhere, and insects can be collected directly from them

Answer 9

Bait Traps

Question 10

Used for collecting nocturnal insects that are active and flying at night

Answer 10

Blacklight Traps

Question 11

A paper coated with an adhesive, and placed on the pillar to the desired height then, stud and identify the insects stuck

Answer 11

Sticky Traps

Question 12

A handled device with a battery-powered fan that sucks in arthropods through a hose and collection vial

Answer 12

Aspirator

Question 13

Used for capturing delicate or immobile specimens from surfaces like leaves or bark

Answer 13

Aspirator

Question 14

A net with a fine mesh bag mounted on a circular frame and attached to a handle

Answer 14

Sweep Net

Question 15

Swept through vegetation to capture flying arthropods disturbed by the movement

Answer 15

Sweep Net

Question 16

A large sheet of fabric is held under vegetation or branches while they are disturbed, causing arthropods to fall onto the sheet for collection

Answer 16

Beat Sheet

Question 17

A container buried in the ground with a smooth rim at ground level

Answer 17

Pitfall Trap

Question 18

Where arthropods fall in and are unable to climb out

Answer 18

Pitfall Trap

Question 19

Used for ground-dwelling species

Answer 19

Pitfall Trap

Question 20

A funnel filled with leaf litter or other substrate, with a light or heat source above

Answer 20

Berlese Funnel

Question 21

Where arthropods seek cooler, moister conditions move down the funnel and into a collection container

Answer 21

Berlese Funnel

Question 22

Lights that emit ultraviolet radiation, attract night-flying insects like moths

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Blacklight Traps

Question 23

Traps baited with food or other attractants to lure specific arthropods, like fruit flies or dung beetles

Answer 23

Bait Traps

Question 24

A surface coated with a sticky material that traps flying insects upon contract

Answer 24

Sticky Traps

Question 25

A vertical barrier with nets on either side interrupts the flight path of insects

Answer 25

Flight Intersection Trap

Question 26

Used for capturing specific groups like butterflies or mosquitoes

Answer 26

Flight Interception Trap (FIT)

Question 27

A tent-like structure with netting walls and a collecting bottle at the bottom

Answer 27

Malaise Traps

Question 28

Where arthropods attracted to the light enter and become trapped

Answer 28

Malaise Traps