A trip to mosquito-catching camp? Yup, on the 2nd-4th February, though Chinese New Year celebration is just around the corner, about 34 of us, from the same course, Biology course, taking the same subject, which is Parasitology and Health Entomology, were asked by our Professor to join a field trip.
The purpose of this field trip is to study more about mosquitoes and their larvae, parasites of rodents, such as rat and squirrel, various insects and snails...
The forest that we went was actually a forest reserve in Air Hitam Puchong, allowed by the State Government to our university, UPM to take care of it and also to do research there.
It is a very good experience as we really slept in the tent for two nights, and during late at night, we had to come out to catch mosquitoes! How to catch it? It was not really difficult though, a few of us in a group stayed under a mosquito net for a moment, the insects will then land on the outside of the net. Just be focussed when it comes near you, and use a test tube to capture it.
All in all, it was really an eye-opener to all of us! That's what we study and the advantages of it ^-^
Girls' tent ^_^
unknown thing...
Squirrel dissecting
1 comment:
hey ya, tht was a great trip, indeed. although, i nvr did get bitten by a mosquito once.
oh btw, happy lunar new year! hope u get loads of ang pau! and dun forget to treat yours truly, over here :)
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