Field Methods
Opening a heliconia flower
Picking a heliconia flower
Specimens in ethanol, which preserves them.
Sorting specimens
A canopy trap designed to catch flying insects.
Sifting through trap debris
Flight intercept trap
Opening a downed log for insects
Light Trapping
Examining a beetle
Netting. It's surprising what you can find right outside your door.
Dr. Chaboo examining a leaf for beetles
Field Methods
This gallery shows some of the methods used to collect insects in the Peruvian rain forest. Caroline Chaboo, Curator of Entomology, focuses on chrysomelid beetles. Back to Peru 2011 home page.
