An interception trap that captures flying insects, the Malaise trap is tent-like with vertical nets serving as baffles and a sloping canopy that funnels insects upward to a jar or other apparatus for capture. They may be constructed as unidirectional, bidirectional or nondirectional traps.
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(2008). Malaise Trap. In: Capinera, J.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_1688
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