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An automatic sticky trap for aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) that segregates the catch daily

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

B. H. Rohitha  and
B. E. Stevenson
B. H. Rohitha
Affiliation:
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
B. E. Stevenson
Affiliation:
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Abstract

An automatic sticky trap for aphids which segregates each day's catch is described. The trap is driven by a mechanical clock which operates for seven days. Each day, a yellow-coloured drum covered with a sticky coated transparent cellulose acetate sheet is automatically exposed and the one for the previous day stored in a holding cylinder.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , March 1987 , pp. 67 - 71
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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