Insect Monitoring Guide

A collection of resources & references for the Community Insect Monitoring Guide created by Natasha Hirt.

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Field Collection Methods

Malaise Trapping
Malaise Trapping
Sweep Netting
Sweep Netting
Pitfall Traps
Pitfall Traps
Light Trap
Light Trap
North American Native Bee Inventories and Monitoring
North American Native Bee Inventories and Monitoring
Euthanizing Insects
Euthanizing Insects
Aquatic Sampling
Aquatic Sampling
Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network Protocol Manual
Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network

Preservation Techniques

How To Pin and Spread Insects
How To Pin and Spread Insects
Point Mounting Small Insects on Pins
Point Mounting Small Insects on Pins
Preserving Soft Bodied Insects in Insect Collections
Preserving Soft Bodied Insects in Insect Collections
Entomological storage: Caring for Entomology Collections
Entomological storage: Caring for Entomology Collections

Identification Resources

BugGuide.Net
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
Bugdex
Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification
The Atlas of Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Eastern North America
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America by Stephen Marshall.

Collecting & Preservation Supplies

Atelier Jean Paquet
Le Naturaliste
Entomology and Ecology Supplies (American)
Eisco™ Sturdy Aquatic Net | Fisher Scientific (D-net)
Eisco™ Sturdy Aquatic Net | Fisher Scientific (D-net)

References

Insects: their natural history and diversity: with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America
A global review demonstrating the importance of nocturnal pollinators for crop plants
Towards a better understanding of the relationships between pollinators, human well‐being, and medicine plants in the Great Lakes Region of Eastern North America
Determining the plant-pollinator network in a culturally significant food and medicine garden in the Great Lakes region
Determining the plant-pollinator network in a culturally significant food and medicine garden in the Great Lakes region
Overview of bee pollination and its economic value for crop production
Overview of bee pollination and its economic value for crop production
More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas
More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas
Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers
The global reach of citizen science for monitoring insects
Emerging technologies in citizen science and potential for insect monitoring
Temperature Regulation in the Bumblebee Bombus vagans : A Field Study
Temperature Regulation in the Bumblebee Bombus vagans : A Field Study
The effect of temperature and humidity changes on insects development their impact on forest ecosystems in the expected climate change
From Aamoo (Bees) To Memengwaa (Butterflies), Living Well with Manidoons (Insect Pollinators) and Ninwish (Milkweed): Indigenous Peoples and Insect Pollinators on Turtle Island (North America)
From Aamoo (Bees) To Memengwaa (Butterflies), Living Well with Manidoons (Insect Pollinators) and Ninwish (Milkweed): Indigenous Peoples and Insect Pollinators on Turtle Island (North America)
Citizen science can enhance strategies to detect and manage invasive forest pests and pathogens
Citizen science can enhance strategies to detect and manage invasive forest pests and pathogens
Citizen science is a vital partnership for invasive alien species management and research
Choosing collection methods and sample sizes for monitoring bees
Standards and Best practices for monitoring and Benchmarking Insects
Standards and Best practices for monitoring and Benchmarking Insects

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