Seasonal Occurrence of Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in the Everglades as Measured by Two Types of Traps

Abstract

Adult elaterids showed specific responses to black light traps and sticky traps during seasonal occurrence studies. Both types of traps are therefore needed for broad spectrum studies of elaterid populations. Adult populations increased in spring and early summer and declined sharply in late summer and fall, somewhat earlier for Melanotus communis (Gyllenhal) than for Conoderus falli Lane and Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer. Adult seasonal occurrence data could be of value in timing of cultural or chemical control procedures for wireworms.