Field experiments showed that females and males of the American carrion beetle, Necrophila americana (L.), are attracted to 45% isopropanol. Numbers of beetles caught in isopropanol-baited Baker traps reflect differences between microhabitats monitored with this lure. Results also suggest that in addition to utilizing the ground as microhabitat, N. americana explores tree canopies.
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1 September 2010
Traps Baited with Isopropanol Attract the American Carrion Beetle, Necrophila americana (L.) (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
Michal Reut,
Brian Cowell,
Maciej A. Pszczolkowski
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Baker trap
forensic entomology
habitat
Tree canopy