Hunting for Caterpillars in the Andes
Trip at-a-glance
| Price: | From $2,149* per person |
| Lodging: | all_inclusive |
| When: | July, August, December |
| Number of days: | 11 |
| Group size: | 12 |
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Trip details
You'll work with Dyer and a team of researchers from Ecuador and around the globe, collecting both healthy and parasitic caterpillars as well as host plants. In the open-air laboratory, you'll help rear caterpillars at all stages of their life cycles and record their relationships with plants and parasites. When you're not unrolling leaves in search of telltale caterpillar signs or labeling specimens in the lab, you can enjoy striking views of the cloud-covered Andes, scan the trees in the neighboring Antisana Reserve for some of Ecuador's over 1,550 bird species, or chat with other researchers staying at the station.
As an Eons member, you'll get a free, 1 year membership to Earthwatch — a $35 value — when you sign up on any expedition. And members pay $100 less on their expedition contribution — so you save $135! Just put code EONS2007 in the comment field on the signup form, or, if you call, tell the Expedition Coordinator that you found us on Eons.
Earthwatch expedition-related costs may be tax-deductible in the US as volunteer expenses. Please check with your tax adviser.