Hello, I'm a graduate student at the Univ of Kansas and am planning a field experiment for the summer. I want to sample the arthropod community present in enclosures (circular, 0.5 m2) constructed in tall prairie grasses using a vacuum sampler. Does anyone have suggestions for an affordable vacuum sampler to buy or methods for rigging one up from a handheld vacuum? I want to ensure nearly complete sampling of the arthropods in fairly thick grass, so the device needs to be of decent power. Thanks! Mari Pesek
-- Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Kansas KBS, 2101 Constant Ave Lawrence, KS 66045
