Differential effects of formaldehyde concentration and detergent on the catching efficiency of surface active arthropods by pitfall traps

Pedobiologia

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 539-547

  Pekár, Stano ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Araneae; Carabidae; Formaldehyde; Opiliones; Pitfall traps; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; DETERGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PITFALL TRAP;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; OPILIONES; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0036444381     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00158     Document Type: Article

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