DIY Entomology (Lepidoptera), Ep. 3: Using a bucket trap

This educational video was produced and edited by Kyhl Austin, an entomology M.Sc. student at Cornell University with funding from NSF-CSBR Award #1561269.

Ethyl acetate (EA) safety information: https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/0...

This bucket trap was gifted to me by Dr. Richard L. Brown and was built and designed by Dr. Donald J. Wright. Its parts are as follows:

A 5-gallon bucket with a circular hole cut into the bottom and two thin metal bracket to hold the containers of ethyl acetate

A hand-made collecting tray with wooden subdividers and a hole in the center which fits neatly into the bottom of the bucket

A plastic funnel with fine wire mesh

Wire sieves to separate insects by size

Two plastic containers with rope wicks to hold ethyl acetate

A battery-powered UV light affixed to a large metal funnel and Plexiglas planes.

A 12 volt lawnmower battery

Other materials needed:

Airtight container to store insects in after sorting them (freezer needed if moths aren't to be spread right away

Forceps to sort insects with

Pen and paper to write down temporary data labels