Collecting and preserving bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae & Platypodinae)

This protocol describes the different methods to collect and preserve bark and ambrosia beetles, detailing collecting tools, recording relevant data, and optimizing step-by-step methods to extract beetles from twigs, branches, bark, and trunks. It elaborates on trapping techniques, tools, lures, bai...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-04, Vol.17 (4), p.e0265910
Main Authors: Hulcr, Jiri, Gomez, Demian F, Johnson, Andrew J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambrosia
Animals
Attractants
Baits
Bark
Bark beetles
Beetles
Biology and Life Sciences
Coleoptera
Control
Distribution
Ecology
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Fisheries
Forestry
Fungi
Insect Control
Insects
Internet
Lab Protocol
Methods
Morphology
Phylogenetics
Plant Bark
Protocol
Storage
Symbiosis
Trapping
Weevils
Wood
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Summary:This protocol describes the different methods to collect and preserve bark and ambrosia beetles, detailing collecting tools, recording relevant data, and optimizing step-by-step methods to extract beetles from twigs, branches, bark, and trunks. It elaborates on trapping techniques, tools, lures, baits, and beetle preservation. The main rule of manual collecting is to not attempt to pry the insect out of the wood or bark, but instead, remove the wood/bark away from the beetle: gently and systematically. The main rule of trapping is that there is no general attractant; instead, attractants and traps should reflect the ecology of the targeted beetle taxa.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0265910