Design and use of a time-sorting pitfall trap for predatory arthropods

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-21

  Chapman, P A ^a   Armstrong, G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cabbage; Carabids; Daily activity; Linyphiids; Pitfall traps; Undersowing

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; SPIDER; TIME-SORTED PITFALL TRAP;

ARANEAE; COLEOPTEA;

EID: 0030694820     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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