Two studies were conducted to determine the effect of habitat selection and trap placement on catches of Scolytidae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) in northeastern U.S. forests. In a nonreplicated case study, four habitat types—closed canopy hardwood stand, closed canopy conifer stand, a low-intensity thinned Pinus strobus L. stand, and a high-intensity thinned P. strobus stand—were surveyed using α-pinene, ethanol, ipsenol, ipsdienol, and lanierone. Average trap catches, species richness, and the number of unique species captured were all highest in at least one of the thinned habitats. A second experiment that was replicated evaluated the placement of traps in relation to habitat patches. Semiochemical-baited traps (α-pinene and ethanol) were placed under a closed canopy forest, along an edge, and in a clearing and tested for effects on Scolytidae and Cerambycidae trap catches. Abundance and species richness were generally higher in the closed canopy and edge placements compared with traps in the open area. The highest number of unique species were captured in the edge and clearing.
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Effects of Habitat Type and Trap Placement on Captures of Bark(Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and Longhorned (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)Beetles in Semiochemical-Baited Traps
Kevin J. Dodds
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Journal of Economic Entomology
Vol. 104 • No. 3
June 2011
Vol. 104 • No. 3
June 2011
disturbance
edge
exotic species
survey
trapping