Arthropod captures across seasons and households
Over the 12 months collection period we identified 215 arthropods using
taxonomic keys. Pholcidae (cellar spiders), were the most
abundant family, accounting for 33.5% of the total captures, closely
followed by Coccinellidae (ladybirds; 32.1%) andLepismatidae (silverfish; 12.1%). Rarer specimens includedChironomidae (non-biting midges; 6%), Calliphoridae (blue
bottle flies; 3.3%), Gnaphosidae (ground spiders; 2.8%),Culicidae (mosquitoes; 2.3%), Pyralidae (pyralid moths;
1.9%), Tipulidae (crane flies; 1.4%), Agelenidae (funnel
weavers; 0.9%), Blattidae (cockroaches; 0.9%), Noctuidae(noctuid moths; 0.9%), Thomisidae (crab spiders; 0.9%) andVespidae (wasps; 0.9%) (Fig. 2).