Grounded: EASY TRAP for Capturing Aphids and Weevils for Pets or Infinite Food

[@MediocreMilton]

This trap no longer works after the Hot and Hazy update. It can be modified to capture Weevils but not Aphids. I made a new trap that captures both which you can find here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIGaqYeYiNeGfpI

[@nathanburgett1599]

It actually worked today for a wolf spider trap. I was a distance away with my crossbow. I waited till he stepped in and shot him. He could not seem to pathfind his way out. 🤔. 🤷‍♂️ so I'm using it now as a trap for them. I built mine in the same place and one of the spiders walks right through that area.

[@antonioshields1414]

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[@alephnole7009]

This would probably even more efficient on the island near the hedge with the Frog toy. That island has so many aphids you can't go 2 feet without tripping over one. There are also gnats nearby

[@mirabc1mira548]

To catch tons of gnats, build a funnel under the garden light, at night shoot 2 or 3 gas arrows right under the light, get ready to sing : "It's raining gnats, hallelujah !!!"

[@TheTubejunky]

This is true. 3 jerky racks (for now) and a mosquito sword = tons of jerky each night. I didn't build the funnel but I might thanks for the idea!

[@soirema]

no funnel needed, works too

[@derryjulian2627]

How to make funnel.?

[@mirabc1mira548]

@@derryjulian2627 The light near the pond for example, use clover leave root to get up on the wood fence, then build small flat & square area under one side of light, then build clover roof backwards all around the flat surface, there you go.

[@Pestilencemage]

Pics? Or better yet, video. That sounds very demanding of me. Picture big puppy dog eyes saying that.

[@personstuff3049]

Just a note - harmless mobs no longer count towards gaining/upgrading mutations

[@CtrlAltElite404]

Great trap, easy and effective! Definitely going to set one of these up early on in my next playthrough

[@caseybrown9708]

Really cool build just started playing always running out of food definitely trying this build thanks for the idea

[@zucciniii1878]

I like that this game doesn't explicitly have bug traps you can craft, but rather necessitates creativity like this build. This is sorta how a real trap would work which I love

[@insaimgaming6732]

No longer works. Something in their AI must've been changed, as they only go up to the edge of the clover roofs and stop, and circle it, repeating the process. Experimented with differing heights, materials, etc, nothing seems to change it.

[@GamingForTheRecentlyDeceased]

Yep just tested and the AI will no longer fall, possible use down ramps and shoot from afar is my best bet

[@MediocreMilton]

If you remove the half walls behind the clover roofs weevils will fall in but aphids will not.

[@insaimgaming6732]

@@MediocreMilton I did test this, too. Aphids simply refuse to cooperate. Would be nice to get something else like this again, though.

[@insaimgaming6732]

@Erick' Hdz. Better you saw it here first, than try it and get frustrated before finding out later.

[@MediocreMilton]

@@insaimgaming6732 new trap that works kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIGaqYeYiNeGfpI

[@Free_Krazy]

I think that spot is really good because im pretty sure its right beside two aphid spawns, one forsure. If you go into Design mode in Playgrounds you can find all the spawn locations of bugs in your area so you can make the most efficient farm in whatever part of the yard you are in.

[@Ryan-re1rs]

This will not work anymore. Do not try because they stopped the bugs from climbing. I did leave food in my house and they went up stairs, so maybe you could do this using stairs and walls and have them drop down? All I know was my house was filled and I shut the door and killed them all.

[@jasonnorman3223]

I know the video is a little old.. and I greatly appreciate it. But, I would recommend going into detail on how to build it.. aka.. half walls or full walls.. etc etc.. Thanks again and keep up the great work.

[@ogaltf4842]

half way through building this early game a spider attacked me and now its stuck in the trap :((((((

[@skort94]

I play with 3 other friends and we're constantly running out of food. This is a game changer! Thank you!

[@lastborncrayon]

This is awesome, feels like u were reading my mind lol. Love this and definitely the best farming method for weevil and aphids. 😊

[@Fuldigor1980]

Really cool idea of a trap! Thanks I like your videos! I also figured out that you can force a Wolfspider to follow you inside. It won't be able to get out and you can smooth kill her with a bow. I tried it several times and it always worked! That's maybe Stuff for another Tipp video 😉

[@pillbobaggins907]

that locarion is the best spot on the whole map to set that trap up its a spawn location for wevils and aphids if u hang tadpole meat u also get 2 pieces for every 1 u hang

[@johnathangonzalez1042]

I did this exact build and it didn't work at all

[@babyjo9090]

For some reason they won't drop down in my game.. they walk up the ramp over and over but won't actually drop down inside the box... any ideas?

[@Enigmatic..]

Yeah i have the same problem. They walk up but then just turn around.

[@dakuhr6373]

Exact same problem

[@dakuhr6373]

Maybe they fixed it? Weevils for some reason do drop down sometimes, Aphids won't

[@blackwolf721000]

it should still work now if you use crow feather roof parts, one on each side or for all the roof parts.

[@codemonkey5935]

Thank you for this! I built it in my game, but it doesn't work. When the weevil goes up the ramp, it gets to the edge, and stops. It doesn't go in. Even when another Weevil goes behind it, they stack up instead of going in. Is it because I'm using grass walls instead of weed walls?

[@IcedAssault]

I built it just like him and I have had the same issue. Not a single critter gets in there. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@grambo1980]

I think they patched it so it no longer works

[@ThePizzaGuy-fq2hy]

Great video, thanks for the trap. Just a suggestion, how about a mite or mosquito farm, both of them are really annoying :)

[@MediocreMilton]

I’ll see what I can come up with for those other traps

[@Valkaiden]

For mosquitos I made a structure out of stem scaffolding and laid spike traps across, making sort of a tunnel. I would grab the mosquito aggro [the never ending aggro!] run underneath the spike traps and stop right at the outside 'exit'. The mosquito would then drag itself along the spikes and die. IIRC I used 8-10 spike traps and the mosquitos would die consistently in one drag across.

[@KatPlayzIt]

Wow thats awesome I totally gonna have to make one, I always running out of food

[@MediocreMilton]

Glad you liked it!

[@inthirabielz3335]

Make sure the weevils dont stack up cause they made a weevil bridge and 1 managed to eat the slurries.

[@Thee.Mighty]

How can someone run out of food in thus game???

[@KatPlayzIt]

@@Thee.Mighty lol no really run out just get to lazy to go hunt for bugs I normally just grab mushrooms or acorns 🤣

[@Thee.Mighty]

@@KatPlayzIt yep, i mean the food just running around all over the place;)

[@DDDTX97]

Not only do I get unlimited food but im getting all my mutations for weapons this way, somehow those bastard ants still make it inside though but its okay, I play this game by killing literally every bug I come across so I don't mind extra things to wack lol

[@lokinoke5998]

Fill it with multiple picked mushrooms and it attracts weevils better. The slurry disappears, mushrooms do not disapear.

[@MediocreMilton]

So the slurry does despawn? I thought one of the Aphids or Weevils might have gotten to them.

[@pillbobaggins907]

there is also a build location at the top of the tree were the branchs y off u have to fall into it or on the picnic table side there is a place to walk into the tree ar the top.

[@kevingarcia2653]

I did build the one that sir sim a lot made with the spike traps but it wasn't that good so I can't wait to try this one

[@MediocreMilton]

Nice, let me know how it goes!

[@kevingarcia2653]

@@MediocreMiltonI was able to test the trap yesterday and it works wonderfully I got 12 aphids and 2 weevils my first day

[@DarkPegasus8774]

What slurry are you using 🤔 for this trap, please send the ingredients for this 🙏

[@matthewdaniel1644]

Works on big spiders too, I use it to milk spiders for webs u just shoot the spiders a lil , makem mad and they shoot webs as u run around the trap, the spider can't get out unless it destroys the trap.

[@blackwolf721000]

Sometimes big critters like spiders or ladybugs get stuck on the trap edges. A good spot to kill wolf spiders without much danger.

[@austintomasek]

What's the best way to collect honeydew in this game

[@mattcain07]

Great idea! Can't wait to try this and punch some peas lol. Thanks for the great content

[@bigfrank3113]

I built this but unlike yours in mine the weevils and aphids climb to the top then turn around and go back down. Did I miss something

[@jessepinkman196]

I just do aphids mainly cause of how the ants have a like on sight beef with the weevil's I've gotten 1-2 ants in the trap before and they cause utter havoc when a weevil enters unless it's just bugged for me if an ant gets in it kills any weevil that gets in the trap.

[@tylermalchow7790]

It works for me if I use crow roofs with no straight vertical walls and no corner roofs.

[@CatWith-AHat]

I have built 3 of these around my base to no avail, my base is where you built it and I end up finding more things within my gates than I do in the trap.

[@MediocreMilton]

It still works for me I put a few mushrooms on the floor piece in the middle and there were so many Weevils I couldn’t pick up all the raw Weevil meat.

[@isaiahheredia7935]

Same here, doesn’t seem to attract any insects lol

[@babyjo9090]

Yeah my bugs don't fall off the ramp to get inside the box... I don't get it...

[@Dobby396]

Wolf spiders; if you didn’t have arachnophobia before, well you do now.

[@TheHighway9]

I built here too. Seems like the ideal place for basing up

[@MellowBiped]

Does this still work after launch? Built one today and have got nothin.

[@tonypspokertable2728]

How do you make those weed stem floors??

[@Meme-qt8hv]

Excellent! I will make one tonight.

[@trystianjackson2808]

It doesn't work nearly as efficiently. They get stuck at the edge of the top and stay there hugging the edge not getting in

[@DrakeBlackwell]

Agreed. It appears this may have been nerfed. None of the bugs actually go inside the pit.

[@mikhallowe2714]

Thanks for the video! Probably really late but I tried it before the latest update (termites)...did not work. Same build with the clover roofs. After that (same save) didn't work either. When I started venturing into the koi pond it worked after that. Try that, might not need the feather build.

[@catfood4142]

argent, is it still working !!! argent assist !! I build a smaller trap, way smaller, but I see them jump to the edge of the roof and jump back, they wont jump into the trap, hellllp

[@sergiotamayo89]

I tried this too and I dont think it works anymore.

[@catfood4142]

@@sergiotamayo89 I’m so sad… it’s a great way to farm meat ..

[@Homelander-loves-milk]

Does the trap fill up even when I'm not there? or do I have to be nearby?

[@TraxxofAOT]

Did they fix this? I built one and they can’t walk into it

[@diesisteinname2053]

I Always Put mushrooms on the circular thingy in the Strange Machine and get weevilgeddon

[@hardboiled2640]

Would this farm work if you want more aphid honeydew?

[@stephensummers1958]

its worked a while ago but after recent updates I dont get a single insect trapped in it. :( Now Im on KZbin looking for new traps.

[@jazza5364]

I built one of these and forgot the platform in the centre so by the time I came back the slurries were eaten and no bugs were in it 😂

[@evectic]

I put a regular mushroom on the table in the inside of the trap and I was getting a lot more weevils that wsy

[@c0ri]

I just drop some food on top of my zipline towers, and the insects stay around the base, easy to walk up and feed anytime.

[@cameronavery6664]

Maybe I messed something up… but they just climb to the top and don’t jump in? Just an endless loop of climbing the ramp and walking back down

[@TheMadJester159]

I tried this and I get nothing… did it exactly the same way shown. Same spot also…?

[@conschlong8942]

I'm new and have started building my base in the same area as you, how do you get so many stems

[@MediocreMilton]

There are a lot of weeds between the pond and oak tree. If you leave the bottom piece they grow back every couple of days.

[@coreygetchel2948]

Man that’s an awesome base how did you build it lol!

[@MediocreMilton]

The museum? It took quite a while. Here’s a tour of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omelfqKonJ2qjM0

[@VEQINNS]

Sorry for the question, but what did you put in the middle to attract the bugs? I do not speak English

[@MediocreMilton]

Plant slurry, mushroom slurry or mushrooms.

[@JuanSJimenez1990]

Awesome trap, I'm gonna go hunt some tho, I love the feeling of bug hunting, all the while the wolf lingers in the shadows, watching from afar.

[@piotrk1584]

00:26 in game day or real life day ?

[@albandaumer3441]

Also a good way to disable them from getting stuck under the rocks near the pond and the juice box :)

[@nathanlee6099]

Why even bother building a fort with walls because wolf spiders can still just clip right through them. Happened to me yesterday.

[@FromCitiesAboveTV]

Do you know if they patches this or something? Tried and only got 2 aphids in a couple game days

[@patricmathys]

Not work for me...

[@304Boi]

it work for me... just started 2 days ago...

[@LavalampenmanReload]

it still works but put mushrooms inside

[@israelfish331]

Thank you and I will be trying tonight

[@ImGranger]

I’ve heard you can’t switch difficulty on Xbox, do you know if this is true? Also, does creative mode disable achievements?

[@MediocreMilton]

You can't switch the difficulty on Xbox or PC. Once you choose the difficulty it's locked in. You can only unlock achievements in survival.

[@ImGranger]

Dang. Thanks

[@wochenende6139]

@@MediocreMilton Do you mean the Xbox or Pc achievements cause i play on medium or what ever it is called and i get them (Pc)

[@ed_artorias]

@@wochenende6139 Medium is survival mode. What he meant is that Creative doesnt unlock achievements

[@Drrrtyy]

Will the slurries despawn after a while like other things in the world? Or will they stay indefinitely?

[@MediocreMilton]

They will despawn eventually.

[@Drrrtyy]

@@MediocreMilton that’s what I figured. This is a nice setup. Going to try it the next time I’m on. I’ll just remember to pick the slurries up about once ever 2 days. They shouldn’t despawn that way. Thanks for the quick reply!

[@isaacroussel4388]

How do you make the foods that are the lure?

[@MediocreMilton]

You need to make them in the Grinder. Here’s a video for how to unlock it: Grounded: How to Unlock the GRINDER, OVEN and FEATHER ROOFS

[@Enigmatic..]

I never understood why developers nerf things like this. You use the game mechanics to overcome a problem you have and the dev's go ... nope we can't have that and nerf it. Its not like it breaks the game or anything it actually makes sense for the game. We create traps to catch animals in real life so why not in a game. All the dev's do by doing this is make the game more tedious and boring. They're doing the same with 7 days to die by stopping you from using dynamite to find buried treasure in alpha 20. So now you have to sit there digging a huge hole. The reason people were using dynamite to do it should tell you something about that mechanic in your game.

[@Ryan-re1rs]

Yep. I was annoyed to see this issue.. now I have a big stupid wasted structure on my pond deck. I could see them nerfing this once they actually have cooking that people care about but right not its juts roast a bug and eat it. Idiots.

[@catfood4142]

Is this trap still working? I built it and it doesn’t work

[@Enigmatic..]

@@catfood4142 No. Aphids just walk to the edge but won't fall in, they just turn around. It still works in creative mode but not in survival.

[@blackwolf721000]

​@@Enigmatic.. it should still work now if you use crow feather roof parts, one on each side or for all the roof parts.

[@Enigmatic..]

@@blackwolf721000 Did you build it in creative or in the actual game because it does make a difference. The old way of doing it works in creative but not in the normal mode.

[@diogos.517]

What do U put on the table to attract them?

[@kresnaridwan8268]

plant slurpy

[@aidenk1568]

And easy to build a trap that attracts ants and weevils is put a mushroom inside of the mints thing it might cause a lot of lag because of the ants and weevils that get on top but you can figure that out if you figure this out and the reason why it attracts ants is because ants love to eat weevils and there is the ant nest nearby

[@357cricri]

Biuld this aside of a anthill, but use a alive weevil instead the slurry.

[@kidssnyder9680]

Does this still work

[@benroiger5977]

if u want to cook somthing and you dont want it to spoil u leave it on the cooking thing

[@kable8469]

Hey :) Can you make a video about the crow feathers? He never drops any feathers

[@MediocreMilton]

Crow Feathers drop randomly so there’s no guaranteed spots to find them. Best places are bottom of the Bird Bath and around the Mysterious Machine.

[@jeremiahfoster2757]

how do you make the soup???

[@bighmm6301]

Grind-o

[@xn9716]

I’m really disappointed and dissatisfied that u didn’t show the smashing them all dead part in the video… but great method!

[@EpicPownage]

Does this still work in current update?

[@gianniplay2442]

nope

[@Pestilencemage]

...Can't like until I test it. I got high hopes though. P.s. just built big Alphid pet just the other side of that juice box cuz it is safer (wolf paths by there often) only to recall after investing in the build that... pretty sure aphids only produce dew on dirt. If this works, my tears will be dried and I'll simply have an excessively big weeVilla built. I'll keep actual pets in the nearby can that holds my original 2 pet houses. ...I think the pets don't get along.

[@ichopin7148]

ive tried it, but it seems its not working

[@MediocreMilton]

It stopped working when the new update dropped. You can get rid of the half walls behind the clover roofs and Weevils will drop in but for some reason Aphids won’t.

[@URSoDead2Me]

The Hot and Hazy update screwed up this trap. And them making everything made with bug parts degrade over time so you have to keep repairing them was a b***h a$$ move. They only did that so you have to keep investing time to play the game just to farm for said parts instead of actually playing and having fun.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

I told my brother a couple of days ago that this should be possible.

[@ADHDummy]

Might wanna try half walls instead of pillars

[@ReapersGB]

they just walking around the edge of it

[@Ryan-re1rs]

They patched this. Stupid devs

[@ReapersGB]

@@Ryan-re1rs tbh a few did start to walk after I tweaked it abit

[@Aradorable]

YOU CAN USE A SCAFFOLD IF U DONT HAVE PILLARS YET. I DID THAT WITH GRASS FLOOR 😁

[@brianhansen5189]

"Feed Me!" - Algorithm | Scouts Out - b

[@huggywuggy6253]

this game reminds me of the movie Honey I shrunk the kids!

[@doesitmatter3642]

Great trap idea, but I think this may have been patched T_T I built it in the same location and only got a max of 5 aphids, and that was with 4 x food sitting in the middle. Also apparently insects now DO walk up steps. Had an ant come up to my base to steal stuff. Very annoying >_>

[@wespronk372]

Good good now I can make my gulag

[@MarioRodriguez-ui8zg]

That’s funny they can’t walk up steps, I have been putting doors down cause I thought they would get up em’ 😐. An extra step for no reason!

[@3duard0najera73]

Nice trap but u could just drop mushrooms on the ground and then weevils will show up soon

[@MediocreMilton]

New update makes it so almost no weevils show up when you drop mushrooms

[@3duard0najera73]

@@MediocreMilton oh well it still works for me and i have the latest version

[@Lampi99x]

Now they're using stairs too (01/2023)

[@marcchiatella7333]

This doesn't work on console anymore

[@inthirabielz3335]

Heh, this will be perfect with my other spawn killing aphid farm near it.

[@inthirabielz3335]

I already planned the idea of this but later trashed it for the spawnkilling aphid farm

[@inthirabielz3335]

I might actually remove the farm its your choice lol.

[@patricmathys]

Insane 😄

[@pcapusso]

Does it still work?

[@MediocreMilton]

I used it a few days ago and it was still working

[@pcapusso]

@@MediocreMilton Thanks!

[@danmester88]

i built a base on a rock with stairs wolf spider managed to get up to the base floor just to say xD

[@nahhitsnotnys]

does this still work?

[@MediocreMilton]

Yes it was working fine when I recorded a video last night.

[@nahhitsnotnys]

@@MediocreMilton thanks for letting me know, i saw different answers

[@Blight_OS]

Won't walk up steps.. maybe back then. But now, they use my stairs to the upper yard across the pond.

[@pillbobaggins907]

yes the weavels will to walk up stairs

[@gianniplay2442]

is this still working?

[@SmugAF]

nah i dont think so

[@gianniplay2442]

@@SmugAF yeah...isn't working anymore

[@sarueksa4320]

Why cant you just show how to build it? I dont know how to put those leafs on the steam walls

[@Enigmatic..]

They are clover leaf roof tiles. There is no point in building it anyway because it no longer works after the update

[@ŠajØ487]

A great farm for getting spoiled meat for garden patchs

[@matalvis]

Hot and Hazy ruined this trap. Aphids go up ramp, but wont jump in.

[@bigdaddy8381]

I feel they made them a little smarter, but yeah that does ruin it lmao

[@GrinKeeper]

Was patched. Doesnt work anymore

[@TheStuff87]

Thought they were called aphids but your calling them aphids now I'm not sure if they are aphids or aphids