ECO 2050 Lab Report

The experiment took place on November 15th and 22nd. The materials were; two transects, twenty-four pans (eight yellow, eight white, eight blue), soapy water and strainer. Day One of the experiment will be divided into two sections, mowed/unmowed grassland treatment, and performed in the same way for each. A transect will be randomly laid in a straight line among each grassland treatment at the exact same time. Four of each pan color (white, blue and yellow) will be placed 1m apart along each transect, for a total 12 pans per transect. The order of color along the transect will be white, blue and yellow respectively, and this is repeated four times. Once soapy water is poured into each pan the timer begins and the results are collected after an hour. After the hour’s conclusion the soapy water is finally poured through a strainer and the insect abundance determined. The experiment is repeated a second time with the transect location randomly selected. Day Two of the experiment follows the same method.