An Improved Wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Sampling Technique for Midwest Cornfields

An Improved Wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Sampling Technique for Midwest Cornfields

Several larval wireworm bait trap designs were evaluated during the summer of 1980. All traps had a 1:1 ratio of corn and wheat as an attractant. The conventional solar enhanced wireworm bait was compared to nine other trap variations at three locations in Missouri. The mean number of wireworm larva...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 1986-01, Vol.59 (1), p.37-41
Hauptverfasser: Kirfman, Gary W., Keaster, Armon J., Story, Richard N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural soils
Biological and medical sciences
Elateridae
Entomology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models
Insect larvae
Invertebrates
Larvae
Miscellaneous techniques
Sampling methods
Seedlings
Seeds
Soil water
Techniques
Tulle netting
Vermiculite
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Zusammenfassung:Several larval wireworm bait trap designs were evaluated during the summer of 1980. All traps had a 1:1 ratio of corn and wheat as an attractant. The conventional solar enhanced wireworm bait was compared to nine other trap variations at three locations in Missouri. The mean number of wireworm larvae captured in the traps did not differ significantly. However, a container bait combination was judged the best trap design based on low relative variation values, ease of handling, short processing time, and the reduced and standardized amount of substrate used.
ISSN:0022-8567
1937-2353