Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cuthbertson, A G S
• Murchie, A K

Titel

Techniques for environmental monitoring of predatory fauna on branches of Bramley apple trees in Northern Ireland

Ist Teil von

• International journal of environmental science and technology (Tehran), 2005-04, Vol.2 (1), p.1-6

Ort / Verlag

Heidelberg: Springer Nature B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Ranges of trapping devices were investigated for their ability to sample predatory mites and insects on branches of apple trees. Straw traps caught significantly more predatory mites whereas corrugated cardboard traps proved better for larger predators such as the common earwig, Forficula auricularia. The most abundant predatory species sampled on the trees was the 'whirli-gig' mite Anystis baccarum. The efficiency of the various trapping devices and the potential of incorporating A. baccarum within environmentally based management strategies for invertebrate pest control within the Bramley apple orchards are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]