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Black hexagons show areas where additional sampling is needed. We especially welcome applications from these areas!
What's Involved?
Sampling typically runs for 6 months to a year: year-round in tropical regions, and for the full insect flight season in temperate regions. You’ll visit your trap once a week to change the collection bottle and record your data. Anyone can apply, including researchers, institutions, parks, and community organizations. After you apply, we review applications and contact you to plan next steps.
Who Can Participate?
GMP welcomes researchers, universities, museums, parks and protected-area managers, conservation organizations, community groups and private landowners worldwide. No insect expertise is needed, as our protocols and videos walk you through every step. We prioritize sites in ecoregions that haven’t yet been sampled, so applications from under-represented regions are especially welcome. Canadian schools and community groups may also be interested in BugQuest, CBG’s community science program.
You Provide:
- Collection & export permits
- 95% ethanol for collection
- Freezer to store samples
- Ethanol waste disposal
- Ethanol wash bottle
- Return shipping materials
- Collection data
- Android device (optional – to use TrapTracker app)
We Provide:
- Malaise trap kit (in-kind value of approx. $600 CAD)
- Sample collection containers
- Container labels
- Decanting supplies
- Heat-sealer
- Sample processing*
- Sequencing*
- Online results
*Some samples may qualify for in-kind sequencing by CBG, however others will require funding (see our BMTA options)
Join nearly 50 countries in biodiversity discovery
Get involved in the Global Malaise Program by sampling the arthropod community in your local region using a standard Malaise trap sampling kit provided by CBG.
