Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Apr 1990
Factors Affecting Efficacy of Pitfall Traps For Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae and Tenebrionidae)2
Factors Affecting Efficacy of Pitfall Traps For Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae and Tenebrionidae)2
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Numbers of trapped beetles in the field and a laboratory arena increased with pitfall trap size. Size and configuration of guides affected catch size. Beetles which moved rapidly were more likely to be captured. Non-captures resulted when beetles turned away from traps or pulled out of the trap cones. Plant debris in traps reduced catch size.
Keywords: Insect behavior; pitfall traps; trap efficacy; Carabidae; Tenebrionidae
Copyright: © 1990 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
Contributor Notes
2Contribution number J-1967 from Montana State University Agricultural Experiment Station.
3Current address: P.O. Box 292, Palouse, WA 99161.
4Current address: East Region Plant Protection Subdivision, Pattaya City, Chonburi 20260, Thailand.
Accepted: 27 Jan 1990