What is a pitfall trap? A pitfall trap is a simple device used to catch small animals - particularly insects and other invertebrates - that spend most of their time on the ground. In its most basic ...

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An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...

91, No. 2, Jun., 2008 A Safe and Effective Propylene Glycol Ba... Antifreeze is often used as the capture liquid in insect traps for its preservative and evaporative attributes. In tests reported ...

However, many smaller animals like insects and smaller mammals need ... Some animals are trapped, for example, using pitfall traps. They are marked in some harmless way then released.

In an exciting new development, cameras placed in oilseed rape fields have revealed a surprising ally in the battle against crop pests - beetle larvae. Over two years, researchers in the UK ...