I wish to put down some homemade insect traps in the backyard to see what kinda critters live back there. If possible I don’t want them to be killed in these traps. I’ve also heard about moth traps? I’d love to hear some methods and suggestions:) PS: I have two dogs, please nothing toxic, thanks! E…

and what awful location data when you don’t know where you caught them, haha

lol, +/- 1m from the windscreen of my car :) dang good point!

Colored dishes filled with water put in a sunny place will catch insects that search for flowers of certain colors. Rotting and fermenting vine, beer and fruit mixtures can catch beetles (in a cup) and attract moth and beetles when painted on trees and observed at night. Dung beetles can be trappe…

I use a LepiLED moth light together with a bedsheet usually spanned between two trees. Works with a power bank, highly effective in dark nights.

Something on my to-do list is to place a small piece of glass on the ground and then cover with a piece of wood slightly larger than the glass. Then when you want to see what’s moved in, you’d just lift the wood. Might attract some interesting ground beetles and such. The advantage of the glass woul…

i was inspired by this talk of UV light setups. so i rigged up something of my own with stuff i had already. i started with my cheap tripod that has a hook on the bottom (like this, though at least 50% cheaper at a discount store: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-60-Inch-Lightweight-Tripod-Bag/dp…

I have used traps for insects for over 50 years. Simple bottle trap uses a straight side jar or one with a shoulder. Lightly vaseline the inside 1-2" using real Vaseline which is very slippery and wipe it off making the glass inside neck and lip un walkable by any insect. Put some food/banana o…

You can extract arthropods from leaf litter by putting some on a mesh or wire frame and placing that midway down a collection container. Then shine a bright light from above to heat the top. The light can be strung through the top of the container (to keep it sealed), or the container can be transpa…

Here’s a link to the Oregon North Coast Land Conservany blog: https://nclctrust.org/mothing/ I have since installed a more or less permanent “moth wall” made of plywood and painted flat white in place of the sheet with hooks to replace the lights.

What are good homemade insect traps?

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Looking forward to seeing what you find under those planks, Ira!

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