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The efficiency of pitfall trapping for polyphagous predatory Carabidae
Author(s) -
HALSALL NIGEL B.,
WRATTEN STEPHEN D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1988.tb00359.x
Subject(s) - pitfall trap , biology , trapping , trap (plumbing) , substrate (aquarium) , mark and recapture , ecology , ground beetle , zoology , abundance (ecology) , habitat , environmental science , population , demography , environmental engineering , sociology
.1 The efficiency of pitfall trapping was investigated for seven carabid species, using time‐lapse video recording equipment, in the laboratory. 2 The effects of differing substrates, trap designs and seasons of collection on the capture rates of the carabids was also investigated. 3 Capture rate differed significantly between the species studied. The differences in capture rates between the species were unrelated to beetle size, speed of movement and diurnal behaviour. 4 Few differences arose in the capture rates when type of substrate or trap or season of capture were changed.