Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.145.3-4.6
Assesment of trap color and trap height above the ground on the capture of Ips sexdentatus and Thanasimus formicarius
Erol Akkuzu
; Kastamonu University, Faculty of Forestry, Turkey
Mustafa Şahin
; Kastamonu University, Institute of Science and Technology, Turkey
Abdullah Ugiş
; Kastamonu University, Faculty of Forestry, Turkey
Ebru Bal
; Kastamonu University, Institute of Science and Technology, Turkey
Abstract
The six-toothed pine bark beetle Ips sexdentatus is one of the most devastating bark beetles of Eurasian pine forests. Pheromone traps are used to monitor and control Ips sexdentatus populations. In this study, the effect of trap color and trap height on the capture of Ips exdentatus and its predator the ant beetle Thanasimus formicarius was investigated. The research was conducted in Pinus sylvestris stands within Yayla Forest Enterprise Chief (Kastamonu-Daday) in Turkey. In the study area, 25 Scandinavian type three-funnel traps of 5 different colors (yellow, white, green, black, and red traps with five replications) were used. Traps were placed at the same height, 1.5 m above ground. For the second part of the study, a total of 20 traps (5 per height category) was placed 1.0 m, 1.5 m, 2.0 m, and 2.5 m above ground. Traps were controlled at intervals of 7-10 days and captured Ips exdentatus and Thanasimus formicarius were counted. The results of the study were as follows: 1) Significant differences in the number of captures by trap color, and 2) No significant differences in the numbers of Ips sexdentatus and Thanasimus formicarius captured between the trap heights.
Keywords
six-toothed pine bark beetle; ant beetle; trap height; trap color; pine
Hrčak ID:
257010
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Publication date:
30.4.2021.
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