Eclector head box

Eclector head box to trap phototactic insects

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Trapping box for different types of ecoTech-field traps. Phototactic insects are collected in an eclector head box, consisting of translucent, bright plastic. The box is produced from one piece and closed with a transparent lid. With a cylinder width of 75 mm, large insects can also enter the interior space.

  • Trapping box made of bright, unbreakable plastic 
  • Transparent lid made of polystyrene
  • Used 1000 times worldwide
Inner cylinder
Interior width: 75 mm
External cylinder
Diameter: 150 mm
Height: 110 mm
Eclector head box
  Plastic
Lid
Material: Polystyren
Frequently asked questions about "Outdoor (collection devices)":

The arthropods emerging from the soil in spring and summer are quantitatively captured in soil photoelectors; the evaluation can be carried out both in terms of their density (number of individuals per unit area) and - for life cycle questions - in terms of their temporal occurrence (phenologically). Spiders, weaver crabs, centipedes and isopods are only incompletely recorded in soil photoelectors, as they are not pronounced strata changers. They are determined in absolute density in two ways: Hand selection and heat extraction with a selection apparatus according to KEMPSON.

(Michael Mühlenberg: Outdoor Ecology. 3rd, revised edition. UTB, 1993, P. 422, ISBN 3-8252-0595-9)

The "ecoVAC" insect vacuum cleaner is suitable for this purpose. It is powered by a combustion engine and can be used independently in the field. The generated vacuum sucks the arthropods into a sample bag, which can be easily exchanged in the field.

Bundesamt für Naturschutz (Federal Agency for Nature Conservation), Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency), Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V (The Ecological Society). and various ecological institutes of many universities