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Interception traps in canopy inflorescences: Targeting a neglected fauna

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

B.G. Howlett ,
R.L. Kitching  and
S.L. Boulter
B.G. Howlett*
Affiliation:
New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand
R.L. Kitching
Affiliation:
Co-operative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
S.L. Boulter
Affiliation:
Co-operative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
*
*Email: HowlettB@crop.cri.nz
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Abstract

Two new cost-effective trap designs for capturing arthropod flower visitors are described. Small flower visitors such as Thysanoptera and Diptera, hardly noticeable during direct flower observations, were dominant in trap catches. These trapping techniques combined with direct observations allow a more comprehensive picture of the flower visitors.

Keywords

interception trapsflower visitorsinsect diversityrain forestcanopyAustralia
Type
Short Communication
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , June 2005 , pp. 138 - 141
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 2005

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