The variety and abundance of different insects found in grasslands vs. woodlots

The purpose of this experiment was to determine the variety and abundance of different insects found in different habitats – in this case, grasslands versus woodlots – and what colour these insects may be more attracted to. This was done by laying down pan traps along a transect in random areas of the Saywell Woodlot and the grassland east of Stong Pond. A triad consisting of one yellow, blue, and white solo bowl filled with soapy water was placed every 5m along the transect for a total of 3 triads in the grassland and 3 triads in the woodlot (18 pan traps in total). All pan traps were placed at 3pm on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 and picked back up again 4:45pm that same day. When picking up the pan traps, the number of orders and number of insects per order in each pan trap as well as the total number of insects were recorded.