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To assemble the trap, the platform is cut along the dotted lines as 

 shown in figure 2(B), and the flaps are bent down. Then the platform is 

 placed around the stem and drawn snug. The cut ends are butt-joined 

 and stapled together with two staples, using stapling pliers. The flaps 

 are stapled to the stem, using a dismounted conventional paper stapler. 

 To insure proper fitting of the plastic canopy, care should be taken to 

 see that the platform is perpendicular to the axis of the stem. Tangle- 

 foot is then applied to the upper surface of the platform with a cake 

 decorator. 



The plastic canopy is pulled tightly around the stem and platform 

 with the lower edge about l/4 inch below the platform. The ends of the 

 canopy are lapped. The joint where they lap is secured by applying ethyl 

 acetate with a camel-hair brush along the joint. If the air temperature 

 is above 50° F. the joint will hold in 4 or 5 seconds. Below 50°, how- 

 ever, increasing difficulty will be experienced in making a bond. 



Where heavy or prolonged rain is to be encountered, additional 

 precautions must be taken to insure a continuous tight union of stem and 

 plastic; otherwise the plastic may expand and loosen. Caulking cord 

 wrapped around the stem has been found to be satisfactory for holding 

 the plastic tight. 



