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A portable suction trap for sampling small insects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. Wainhouse
D. Wainhouse
Affiliation:
Forestry Commission Research Station, Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey, UK
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Abstract

A suction trap for sampling small insects in areas without mains electricity is described. The traps were operated from two 25-ampere-hour 12-V batteries connected in parallel, giving an average airflow of 329–355 m3/h over a 12-h period. The trap was used successfully to catch first-instar larvae of Cryptococcus fagisuga Ldgr. in a beech forest in England.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 70 , Issue 3 , September 1980 , pp. 491 - 494
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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