Select Insect Specimens from Malaise Traps in Orleans County, Vermont, USA

Study Extent

Insects collected from malaise traps run from May to October 2021 at two sites near Barton VT

Sampling

Malaise traps set a few feet above the ground, one in a suburban garden, the other in a rural yard at the interface between a large wetland complex and mixed hardwood forest. Collection vials were retrieved every few weeks as necessary through the growing season.

Quality Control

Bee specimen ID by Spencer Hardy and Michael Veit

Method steps

1. Insects were stored in ethanol. Bees were rinsed, pinned, and labeled following standard protocols. Some distinctive non-bees were not pinned but counted and preserved in separate vials with ethanol. Remaining insects were shipped to Brandon Claridge for Ichneumonid work and further distribution of additional taxa.

All bees (Anthophila) and lady beetles (Coccinellidae) collected have been databased. Other insects included as incidental records. Ichneumonid wasps will be added at a later date.

1. Anthophila
   common name: Bees rank: infraorder
2. Coccinellidae
   common name: Lady Beetles rank: family

Barton, Vermont, USA