Sticky traps

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Sticky traps, Kongsfjord. Part of a study on the AB:201 Arctic Terrestrial Ecology UNIS course.Sticky traps are commercial traps used to trap pest species in greenhouses.  They consist of a plastic sheet covered by a sticky substance.  Most sticky traps are either yellow or blue, the colours attract different insect species and are chosen by the farmer in order to catch a particular pest species.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Note the greater catch on the lower traps demonstrating most flying invertebrates are flying close to the ground.