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A01
A01M
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A01M1/14
A01M1/16
A01M1/165
A01M1/165
Insect monitoring system
An insect monitoring system for use in agricultural fields is provided. The monitoring system has a chemical lure to attract insects to the monitoring system, and an adhesive material on which insects drawn to the lure can be trapped for later evaluation. The monitoring system also has a three-piece canopy made of two opposing sides and a cover. The parallel sides are roughly triangular and the cover sits above, and is attached to, the sides. The adhesive trap is held vertically between the two opposing sides of the canopy. The lure is held horizontally above the adhesive trap by being inserted through slits in the cover. The canopy can be assembled from a flat sheet of a prepatterned rigid material.