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A hand-operated aspirator for collecting springtails (Collembola) and other small arthropods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2007

Christopher Seng-Hong Lim  and
Siew-Lin Lim
Christopher Seng-Hong Lim*
Affiliation:
K B Lim Skin Clinic Pte Ltd, Gleneagles Medical Centre, 6 Napier Road, Singapore258499:
Siew-Lin Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Wollongong Hospital, Loftus Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A new aspirator is proposed for the collection of springtails (Collembola) and other small arthropods. It is hand operated, safe and efficient to use.

Keywords

Collembolaspringtailsarthropodscollecting methodsaspirator
Type
SCIENTIFIC NOTE
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 27 , Issue 3-4 , December 2007 , pp. 236 - 238
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 2008

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