** New modular design, each trap component can be purchased and replaced individually in case of loss or damage. To replace the collection head or fabric trap body, please refer to the manual “Trap Collection Head” included in the package for detailed instructions.
Some entomologists found east-facing collecting heads of classical Malaise trap filled in the morning and western-facing collecting heads filled in the afternoon. Therefore, they compromised by having the collecting head face south.
The ez-Migration trap (aka 2-headed Malaise trap) comes with two collecting bottles: one on each end of the trap. Insects intercepted on each side of the center panel are collected separately by the ez-Migration trap. This not only makes trap orientation less of a concern, but it also helps identify insect flight direction.
Fast & Easy - Set Up ez-Migration Trap in Minutes!
As easy to assemble as our ez-Malaise traps, the ez-Migration trap uses a framework of shock-corded poles to allow quick installation. Simply hook clips around provided poles. The ez-Migration trap is nearly freestanding, requiring a minimum of two guy ropes. This feature is lifesaving when deploying traps where there are no trees nearby. It also allows the ez-Migration trap to be used as a short-term sampling tool since repositioning the trap is very easy.
Pack Contents
x1 Fabric Trap Body
x2 Shock-corded Poles (L459 cm)
x2 Collection Heads (pre-installed)
x6 Collection Bottles (x2 pre-installed)
x10 Guy Lines
x10 Plastic X-Stakes
x8 Alloy Pin Stakes
x1 Carrying Bag
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Collection of related articles from the last 10 years:
The Hemiptera (Insecta) of Canada: Constructing a Reference Library of DNA Barcodes. Gwiazdowski et al. (2015). PLoS One, 10(4), e0125635.
DNA barcoding in diverse educational settings: five case studies. Henter et al. (2016). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371(1702), 20150340.
The School Malaise Trap Program: coupling educational outreach with scientific discovery. Steinke et al. (2017). PLoS Biology, 15(4), e2001829.
Arthropods in modern resins reveal if amber accurately recorded forest arthropod communities. Solórzano Kraemer et al. (2018). PNAS, 115(26), 6739-6744.
Expedited assessment of terrestrial arthropod diversity by coupling Malaise traps with DNA barcoding. deWaard et al. (2019). Genome, 62(3), 85-95.
Using DNA-barcoded Malaise trap samples to measure impact of a geothermal energy project on the biodiversity of a Costa Rican old-growth rain forest. Janzen et al. (2020). Genome, 63(9), 407-436.
A Review of Terrestrial and Canopy Malaise Traps. Michael et al. (2021). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 114(1), 27-47.
Peering into the Darkness: DNA Barcoding Reveals Surprisingly High Diversity of Unknown Species of Diptera (Insecta) in Germany. Chimeno et al. (2022). Insects, 13(1), 82.
Optimizing insect metabarcoding using replicated mock communities. Iwaszkiewicz‐Eggebrecht et al. (2023). Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14(4), 1130-1146.
Global arthropod beta-diversity is spatially and temporally structured by latitude. Seymour et al. (2024). Communications Biology, 7(1), 552.
