A field-based approach can complement the strengths of laboratory studies by revealing the environmental cues and context that shape insect behavior.

• Combine the power and flexibility of The Observer XT with the portability of a handheld computer. 
• Be mobile while coding and during transport: code while walking around or carry your handheld computer in your pocket. 
• Concentrate completely on the insects to be observed and logging their behaviors; The Observer XT automatically adds time stamps to the logged events. 
• Select data for analysis in order to calculate statistics on certain observations, insects, or event types, not others.
• Choose the handheld computer model best suited to the environmental conditions in which the observations take place.