Environmental Entomology · 1973 · 93 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesEcologyEntomologyInsect EcologyMetapopulation DynamicsPopulation EcologyInsect BiogeographyInsect Faunal SurveysInsect MonitoringInsect Population DynamicsPest DynamicsPest EcologyBeetle Population BiologyInsect Population EstimationInsect Population SamplingPest Population DynamicsPest Population MonitoringPitfall TrappingSoil Surface Cover
A method is described for estimating population sizes of arthropods inhabiting the soil surface, using pitfall trapping procedures. The problem of migrations was circumvented by using aluminum foil strips, coated with resin, as barriers around plots. Estimates of populations of Diplopoda, Araneida, Orthoptera, and Coleoptera made with the pitfall technique showed good agreement with estimates based on sorting by hand.