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.本实验旨在探究昆虫物种对特定颜色诱集碗的吸引性。两位实验室合作者分别对约克大学草地生境（Stong Pond）与Saywell Woods林地生境内的昆虫丰度展开调查。本次研究共设置18只彩色诱集碗（颜色包含白色、蓝色与黄色），沿样带每隔3米放置1只，两个生境各放置9只。向碗内注入定量溶液以诱捕昆虫，将诱集碗静置1小时后，对碗内捕获的昆虫进行统计。研究人员区分统计了两种生境下的昆虫丰度（即捕获的昆虫总数）与物种丰富度（即不同物种的种类数）。结果表明，草地生境的昆虫丰度与物种丰富度均高于林地生境。实验期间天气多风，且清晨曾出现降雨。