The Insect abundance in the Woodlot and Grassland

The purpose of this experiement was to see the attractiveness of species towards a certain colored bowls.Two Lab partners studied the abundance of the insects on the grassland (Stong Pond) and Woodlot (Saywell Woods) at York University. 18 coulorful bowls (white,blue and yellow) were placed along a transect 3m apart from each bowls, (9 bowls at each locations). A certain amount of solution was filled into the bowls to trap the insects. They were kept in there for an hour and then the bowls were studied for the trapped insects. The abundace (number of insects trapped) and the richness (different species) were distinguished on both the habitats.Grassland had more abundance and richness in the species than the woodlot. The weather was little windy and it was raining early in the morning.