Peter Richard Steward

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Has anyone tried to recycle propylene glycol solution used in pitfall or other insects traps?

Hi, To investigate management effects on biodiversity I am running a network of emergence and pitfall traps in a long-term conservation agriculture trial in Lilongwe, Malawi. The climate is...

01 November 2015 4,073 6 View

When video recording insect activity what resolutions (pixels/mm2) and frame rates have people found appropriate and in what contexts?

Hello, These questions continues the theme of my previous questions regarding how to video and analyse insects in agricultural contexts on a budget in somewhere like Malawi. Thanks to everyone who...

12 March 2015 7,295 3 View

What software can I use to for motion detection of insect activity from video files?

Hello, Following on from my previous question regarding how to video insects in agricultural contexts. I am considering recording continuous video of baits (such as seeds, seedling or insects) to...

09 March 2015 5,786 6 View

I want to video record bait removal (night and day) by insects, birds and mammals in smallholder fields in Malawi. Has anyone got any recommendations?

The Bushnell Natureview ND Max camera with IR night vision might do the trick, but does anyone have any experience with recording insects in challenging field situations? I do not have a huge...

07 March 2015 3,966 8 View

How much of terrestrial biodiversity is unique to non-anthropogenic habitats?

There has been much interest in urban and agro-ecology recently, but I am writing a piece that reiterates the importance of large natural habitats, such as protected areas, to biodiversity...

16 September 2014 7,210 6 View