av John Strand | aug 24, 2020 | Management of CW
The last collection of the year in Halland is now on the way with Malaise trapping and suction sampling. Just east of Halmstad, close to Årnarp we found this Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) which is a rather recent immigrant to Sweden.
av John Strand | aug 20, 2020 | Wetland as buffers
In August we did the third sampling campaign of invertebrates in 50 CWs, with Malaise-traps, colour pans, suction sampling, and pit fall traps. The picture shows insects collected by Malais-trap.
av John Strand | aug 10, 2020 | Management of CW
In Uppland we are also collecting spiders for gut content analyses. The process is similar to that of the suction sampling, only we are using an InsectaZooka and exchangeable collection socks to minimize the cross-contamination risks, as well as cleaning the equipment...
av John Strand | aug 4, 2020 | Management of CW
The third and last leg of collection is on the way, with Malaise-, and pitfall trapping, as well as with suction sampling in both Uppland and Halland. Seen here is the pitfall trap that measures 7cm in diameter and 6.5cm deep, and is filled with soapy water; mounted...
av John Strand | jul 7, 2020 | Wetland as buffers
In July we did the second sampling campaign of invertebrates in 50 CWs, with Malaise-traps, colour pans, suction sampling, and pit fall traps. The picture shows collection of spiders after suction sampling at one of our project CWs.
