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[Experimental Recipe] Easily catch mosquitoes (female) and observe their movements (Waseda Senior High School)
2019.03.12
<What to prepare
Drainage net
Transparent cup
PET Bottle
Rubber bands
<1>
Enter the bushes wearing clothes that do not expose skin and expose part of the arm.

<2>
When a mosquito perches on your arm, cover it with a cup.

<3>
Shift the cup over your arm and replace the mosquito in the drainage net.

<4>
<Repeat many times to collect more mosquitoes.
<5>
Transfer mosquitoes from the drainage net to a plastic bottle and observe them with a drainage net and a rubber band lid instead of a plastic bottle lid.

<Others
They can be observed for up to 1-3 days without food, but can also be fed with a syringe of sugar water or other food.
Mosquitoes can carry viruses, so be careful not to get bitten.
