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AXLE GREASE AS AN ALTERNATIVE ADHESIVE FOR USE ON STICKY TRAPS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Matina C. Kalcounis,
Ryan D. Csada and
R. Mark Brigham
Matina C. Kalcounis*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
Ryan D. Csada
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
R. Mark Brigham
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
*
1Author to whom all correspondence should be addressed.
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One of the more frequently used methods of sampling flying insects is the sticky trap. These traps are often used to evaluate the type and size of prey available for aerial insectivores, such as bats and birds (e.g. Barclay 1991; Brigham 1992). Non-attractant sticky traps are favoured because they are considered relatively bias-free, yielding a more representative sample than attractant traps (Service 1976). Sticky traps are versatile in that they are simple to construct and operate, portable, and relatively inexpensive. When using these traps, it is possible to sample insects economically in similar or different habitats and at various heights within habitats (Kunz 1988).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 124 , Issue 3 , June 1992, pp. 561 - 562
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1992

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