Bug vacuum captures unidentified flying insects—and valuable data
Friday, May 29, 2020 - 07:00
in Physics & Chemistry
The third week of May, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists Doris Lagos-Kutz and Glen Hartman venture to a nearby field to set a timer on a smokestack-like device that rises 20 feet into the air and serves a single purpose: to capture winged insects such as aphids (notably, soybean aphids), thrips and other potential soybean pests.