and two scientists with USDA’s (ARS), are hard at work keeping nuisance insects out of the air across the United States. They have developed a 20-foot-tall suction trap, driven by fans, to remove these pests straight from the air.
The traps draw in air at a rate that is also strong enough to suck in the insects, and then they preserve them using a solution inside a plastic jar. This solution is used to further research into the species’ distribution and migration patterns.
In the future, Hartman and Lagos-Kutz believe the use of these traps can broaden scientists’ understanding of how certain conditions impact insect populations and what role humans play in the environment. For more information on this research, read the full article
Wanasayansi wawili wa USDA wanafanya kazi kwa bidii ili kuzuia wadudu wenye kusumbua kutoka hewani kote Marekani. Kwa mfano, kuna mtego wa kunyonya wenye urefu wa mita 20 unaotumiwa na mashabiki kuondoa wadudu hao hewani. Mtego huo huingiza hewa kwa kiwango ambacho pia ni chenye nguvu ya kutosha kuvuta wadudu, kisha huhifadhiwa kwa kutumia suluhisho ndani ya chupa ya plastiki. Suluhisho hili hutumiwa kuendeleza utafiti juu ya usambazaji wa spishi na mifumo ya uhamiaji. Hartman na Lagos-Kutz wanaamini kwamba matumizi ya mitego hii yanaweza kupanua uelewa wa wanasayansi wa jinsi hali fulani zinavyoathiri idadi ya wadudu na ni jukumu gani wanadamu hucheza katika mazingira. Kwa habari zaidi juu ya utafiti huu, soma makala nzima