EMPIRE-SAUK: NIGHT FLYING PRAIRIE INSECTS: BLACKLIGHTING AND SUGARING FOR MOTHS
Night Flying Prairie Insects: Blacklighting and Sugaring for Moths
Tuesday, September 1 – 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Schurch-Thomson Prairie in Barneveld, WI
Join us for this workshop that will introduce you to the life cycle, behavior and ecology of prairie moth species. You will learn how to identify moths, particularly some prairie-specialist species which inhabit the Mounds View Grassland. We will demonstrate sugaring and blacklighting to collect and observe moths and other night-flying insects. Registration is $20 for adults and free for anyone under the age of 18 and capped at 25 attendees.