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A light-trap with upwardly directed illumination and temporal segregation of the catch

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. Taylor ,
D. E. Padgham  and
T. J. Perfect
J. Taylor
Affiliation:
Centre for Overseas Pest Research, Division of Chemical Control, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wilts., UK
D. E. Padgham
Affiliation:
Centre for Overseas Pest Research, College House, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SJ, UK
T. J. Perfect
Affiliation:
Centre for Overseas Pest Research, College House, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SJ, UK
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Abstract

The construction and functioning of a light-trap designed to catch only insects in flight at a height of greater than 5·5 m is described. The trap segregates the catch into hourly samples throughout the night.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 72 , Issue 4 , December 1982 , pp. 669 - 673
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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