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russm86
06-12-2020, 07:51 AM
Probably dozens of these along a couple km stretch of FSR. Never seen them before. My guess is some kind of insect/bug trap for studying or maybe pest management? Anyone know exactly?

https://i.imgur.com/E8sW0FN.jpg

(https://imgur.com/gallery/P6sIqQ5)

325
06-12-2020, 08:05 AM
Yes, they are an insect trap for forestry

rocksteady
06-12-2020, 08:06 AM
Called a Lundgren Funnel trap. Used to collect beetles. Pine beetle in the woods, spruce and fir at log yards.

Pheromone is placed in the bottom, beetles land, slip slide all the way down to the bottom, whole is too small for them to fly out of..

Upearly
06-12-2020, 09:14 AM
Presently there are many insect collecting traps throughout the Sayward forest area at the forest service campsites. I saw lots last weekend around the Brewster Lake area and they were all full of yellow jackets. I assumed they were looking for any evidence of the monster wasps that are currently showing up in southern B.C.

Rotorwash
06-12-2020, 09:33 AM
I saw a bunch of those traps up by Loon Lake

russm86
06-12-2020, 10:06 AM
These ones were all in region 3 near Kamloops.

rocksteady
06-12-2020, 10:13 AM
These ones were all in region 3 near Kamloops.

Fir beetle I think is the latest bug to hit us..