traps
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Two traps that Soto set up outside his home — vertical, clear cylinders reminiscent of a hummingbird feeder — were filled with dead flies within days, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“What surprises people is how much work it is,” said Martin, who began offering tours 30 years ago, and still spends the winter months working his offshore lobster traps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Researchers from the University of Cambridge's Department of Zoology collected pollen using pollen traps and measured levels of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, and tin in both pollen and adult bees.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Around the corner from Gill, Cheryl Williams said the clubhouse she runs has got through eight 2ft-long sticky fly traps in 24 hours.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The fish traps were empty, which wasn’t surprising.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
