Bears

[Stuart Fullerton]

some years ago we did m trapping in a black bear reserve near here. also
had a problem. however found out that after the initial "investigation" of
the trap by the bear - the damage was minimal considering what it could
have done, when it was set back up there was no more interest. bear did
not get to alcohol.  wonder if the fact that we were using iso rather then
ethyl may have made the difference??  smell attractiveness rather than
just "what is this new thing in my territory" interest.  are you doing one
time runs or a full year round like we were?

cheers!  rof


On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Carolyn Lewis wrote:

> TAXACOMERS,
> I will be using Malaise traps to collect insects this summer.  Five years
> ago I collected in same locations, and in late summer bears destroyed the
> traps in two locations and ate the alcohol-soaked insects.  The bears
> served to make my research a little more interesting than expected but I'd
> like to avoid any further bear actions. Has anyone had experience with
> this problem? Any bear repellant suggestions would be helpful.
>

Stuart M Fullerton ROF, Research Associate in charge of Arthropod
Collections (UCFC), Biology Dept. University of Central Florida, Orlando,
Florida, 32816, USA. stuartf at pegasus.cc.ucf.edu