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Welcome to Insectopia

Welcome to Insectopia


Specialist Manufacturer of
Netting Insect Traps and Cages


Insectopia is a family-run business, founded at the turn of the 21st century. All our products are manufactured in-house, at our Registered Office in North Warwickshire.

Our aim is to provide a wide range of competitively priced, high quality, effective netting cages and traps for the amateur, the enthusiast, and the professional researcher.

We also sell fine netting, ideal for making mosquito nets and insect screens.

So why not delve in and browse through our products, all of which can be ordered on line. Please note that we will be unable to dispatch orders between 23rd and 28 May - any orders will be processed from 29 May. We apologise most sincerely for any inconvenience this may cause.

We hope you enjoy shopping with Insectopia.
Emma & David Fish

Best Selling Items

Safari 'UFO' Gift Set

Safari 'UFO' Gift Set

£90.00

This set contains everything you need to set up your Safari® mothtrap with a circular actinic tube, ready for action:

1 x Safari® trap
1 x 22W circular actinic tube
1 x Lightweight actinic electrics set, with showerproof control unit, UK mains 3 pin plug, and 9.5-10m of cable.


The actinic ring style of trap lighting is always popular with children who visit our display at insect shows, as when the trap is hung it makes the Safari® look a bit like a glowing flying saucer!

Please note the Safari® in this set comes with a plain cone ring as illustrated, to mount a circular actinic tube either vertically or horizontally (as supplied with the set).

Other lighting options: The Safari® in this set can also be used with 38mm ES fitting lamps if the 4" lampholder is purchased as an optional extra - see related products link below. These include both compact fluorescents and MBT lamps (please see our important safety warning above about the use of MBT electrics). Other lighting options are available to purchase from many entomological retailers.
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Safari

Safari

£37.50

Our Safari® moth trap is a versatile super-lightweight, supremely portable, economical unit.

This collapsible fabric trap has an integral central cone and assembles rapidly. It can be hung, or ground tethered using tent pegs (not supplied, please follow the Related products link for this item). The Safari® accepts MV & MBT ES fitting lamps and a range of actinic light-sources. When using actinics, trapping effectiveness is further improved by the whole body shining with translucent 'UV glow' so making the best use of low wattage actinic tube lighting.

The Safari® cone features velcro type straps which can be used to mount 22 watt actinic ring tubes vertically or horizontally across the cone. At the bottom of the cone sits the 38mm (4") lampholder, ready to accept your MV/MBT lamp up to 160 watts, or your actinic compact lamp. The lampholder can be quickly and easily removed to fit an actinic vane unit (please note, Watkins and Doncaster vanes do not fit this product). Vertically mounted straight actinic tubes can also be fitted - to do so you will need to purchase the steady bar, available as an optional extra (above).

IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING: The Safari® trap does not have a rainshield so Insectopia recommend the use of actinic lighting sources, which run sufficiently cool not to be shattered if it begins to rain during their use. Insectopia also recommend the use of actinics rather than MBT or MV lighting for attended trapping and public events. If preferred however, MV & MBT lamps can be used with the Safari® in dry weather. They must NEVER be operated in rain, drizzle or damp conditions, or when such conditions are predicted, as raindrops are likely to cause the bulb to crack or explode with risk of personal injury.

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16" Hanging Cage

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£22.50

Cage dimensions: 16" (40cm) diameter, with a total approximate length of 23" (58cm).
Vertical zip, opening from bottom of cage.

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Tabletop Cage & Frame - Regular

Tabletop Cage & Frame - Regular

£39.60

Measuring 18" wide x 14'' deep x 16.5'' tall (46 x 35 x 42cm). Weight including frame and base approx 2lb (0.9 kg)

Note that Express Delivery is not available on this item, and should not be selected from the postal options. Please also note that, due to a variation in the cost of materials, there is a small surcharge of £1.00 for supplying table cages with a black base.

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Bug Cage & Frame

Bug Cage & Frame

£16.68

A budget version of our Critter cage, this product comprises: 2 x legs with connectors, 2 x ring sets (4 pieces), 1 x net with vertical zip.

10" (25cm) in diameter and 13" (33cm) long when assembled with netting cage over internal frame.

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10" frame & flat-top sleeve - long

10

£18.90

Product comprises: 1 x set of frame legs with connectors, 1 x top ring set, 1 x flat top net with zip.

Approximate sleeve length 25" (65cm) featuring a double-slider zip. Suits round pots of 7-11" (17-28cm) diameter or square pots 6-8" (14-22cm) wide. Frame leg length 28" (70cm) - cage height above soil level approximately 23" (58cm)
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