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    Entomology Emergence Chamber Attachments

    Make an emergence chamber to collect bugs that emerge from deadwood, decaying fungi, soil, leaf litter, etc.

    Materials:

    1. 3D Retaining Nut (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6263974)
    2. 3D Tube Holder (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6263974)
    3. O-ring (McMaster-Carr, 4061T249, Square-Profile Oil-Resistant Buna-N O-Ring, 1/8 Fractional Width, Dash Number 227)
    4. Collecting Vial (Sarstedt, Multi-purpose container, 120 ml, (LxØ): 105 x 44 mm, graduated, PP, transparent, Order number: 75.9922.421)
    5. Sterilite 18 Gallon Tote Box (recommended)
    6. Hot Glue (hot-melt adhesive)
    7. No-See-Um Mosquito Netting (polyester)

    Assemblage:

    1. Cut a 1 ¾ inch hole where the tube will be placed
    2. Install retaining nut inside chamber, insert O-ring into tube holder, attach tube holder to retaining nut
    3. Fill with material
    4. Hot glue mosquito netting over top to seal container (can be removed and reused)
    5. Add collecting vial with preservative (propylene glycol recommended)

    Further Reading:

    This design is meant to complement the design in:
    Ferro, M. L., and C. E. Carlton. 2011. A practical emergence chamber for collecting Coleoptera from rotting wood, with a review of emergence chamber designs to collect saproxylic insects. The Coleopterists Bulletin 65: 115–124. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41314167

    Overview of Saproxylic Beetles:

    Gimmel, M. L., and M. L. Ferro. 2018. Chapter 2: General Overview of Saproxylic Coleoptera [pp. 51–128]. In: Saproxylic Insects (M. D. Ulyshen, editor). Springer Nature. Zoological Monographs I: 1–904. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-75937-1_2.pdf

    Practical emergence chamber examples:

    Ferro, M. L., M. L. Gimmel, K. E. Harms, and C. E. Carlton. 2012. Comparison of Coleoptera emergent from various decay classes of downed coarse woody debris in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Insecta Mundi 0260: 1–80. [5,700+ specimens, 51 families, 305 spp.] https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/773/

    Ferro, M. L., M. L. Gimmel, K. E. Harms, and C. E. Carlton. 2009. The beetle community of small oak twigs in Louisiana, with a literature review of Coleoptera from fine woody debris. The Coleopterists Bulletin 63: 239–263. [400+ specimens, 16 families, 35 spp.] https://doi.org/10.1649/1141.1

    3D design by Caitlin M (www.fiverr.com/caitandcoop).