Field Entomology Camp

Field Entomology Campers Families-
Sorry it has taken me so long to get this information up, but here it is!

Seven brave campers undertook the adventure of discovering some of the amazing insects and other arthopods that call Tifft Nature Preserve Home. During the most intense heat of the summer so far, these campers learned a variety of collection and observation techniques, as well as the steps of preserving insects for a collection such as at the Buffalo Museum of Science. Dr. John taught both the campers and myself a lot of new information and he learned some new things right along with us.
Some of the highlights include:

• setting a variety of insect traps, including poop, pitfall, sugaring, potato and sugar water/tic tac box ant traps learning about insect galls
• learning about setting up collection plots, and why multiple plots or traps are set


• surveying dead log for specimens


• eating insect larva (mealworms)


• comparing aquatic and terrestrial insects
  

Enjoy this slideshow documenting some of the things the campers did during their 3 day tour of Tifft.
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Thanks again for letting your children enjoy the outdoors, have fun and learn at Tifft this summer! Enjoy the rest of it before it's gone!

Miss Caryn