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Extraction of sawfly cocoons from samples of soil and surface litter
Author(s) -
JUKES M. R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1977.tb01925.x
Subject(s) - sawfly , biology , litter , botany , plant litter , pest analysis , extraction (chemistry) , agronomy , horticulture , ecology , hymenoptera , ecosystem , chromatography , chemistry
SUMMARY A non‐destructive, wet technique to extract sawfly cocoons from a variety of soil and surface litter types is described. The system, involving a pair of tilting, curved sieves was originally developed to extract cocoons of the European spruce sawfly (Gilpinia hercyniae).