A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Various Insect Species and their Interactions

Methods: This group consisted of 5 members, who split into two smaller groups to achieve the aims of the investigation in a more efficient manner. Dataset 2, involved the Pitfall trap. At the beginning of the lab, 10 plastic cups were buried in a woodlot, and 10 additional ones in highly disturbed grassland area. The design was decided by the investigators (i.e. disturbance, light, cover, and as blcoked or regression based). Upon completnig the lab, the number of insects captured in each cup were counted, and released. Finally, the number of different recognizable taxonomic units (rtus) per sample as well was calculated (i.e. flies, bees, spiders, etc). Outside Conditions: Outside Conditions: 90% shade cover, shards of sunlight coming through the spaces in the trees' canopy, slight breeze, little to no grass in the analyzed quadrats, dead maple leaves of varying colors, cool (lower than room temperature), occasional encounter of snails on plants, frequent observation of Purple Aster, and Canadian Goldenrod plants, maple leaf saplings varied in size from a bud, to a fully grown plant.