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Prior to the arrival at Acadia Research Forest, I explained the protocols of surveying and safety measures to the forest guards. I built two different light traps for the two days and nights in the forest. The first trap had a 2.6 m× 1.6 m white sheet fixed between 2 tree trunks using the ropes. I suspended the 250 W vapour light, powered by the generator on the sheet, to attract the flying insects. I set up the second trap, 600 meters from the first trap, and it shed light on an 80-centimetre cylindrical white sheet employing a 40-centimetre actinic tube. In the day, I employed pitfall traps and aerial fruit traps to collect the ants, spiders, beetles, wasps, and butterflies frequently available in the forest. I, however, only used the light traps to collect the data because this method had diversity and the highest abundance of the insects within the limited sampling time. The light-trapping method is important compared to other techniques because it enables one to closely observe the live insects and interactions like competition and predation. It also offers an important chance of introducing some morphological traits typifying a different insect order.
