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Independent Researcher

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Environment

Low-Cost Automated Flight Intercept Trap for the Temporal Sub-Sampling of Flying Insects Attracted to Artificial Light at Night

Kylie A. Robert¹, Alicia M. Dimovski¹, Joel A. Robert², Stephen R. Griffiths¹

¹Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University, ²Independent researcher

To study the impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN) on nocturnal flying insects, sampling needs to be confined to nighttime. The protocol describes a low-cost automated flight intercept trap that allows researchers to sample at user-defined periods with increased replication.