A comparison of pitfall traps with bait traps for studying leaf litter ant communities

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 761-765

  Wang, Changlu ^a,b   Strazanac, John ^a   Butler, Linda ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Bait traps; Forest; Formicidae; Pitfall traps

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; INSECT CONTROL; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 0035380842     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.3.761     Document Type: Article

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