Southwestern Entomologist (2007) 32, 87-91

Alejandro A. Calixto, Marvin K. Harris and Allen Dean (2007)
Sampling ants with pitfall traps using either propylene glycol or water as a preservative
Southwestern Entomologist 32 (2), 87-91
Abstract: Performance of pitfall traps using a mixture of propylene glycol and water or water alone as a preservative/killing agent was compared to investigate the selectiveness of these two agents for sampling/preserving ants. Results indicated that traps with a propylene glycol/water mixture collected significantly higher numbers of ants compared to traps with water only. The abundance of Solenopsis invicta Buren, Paratrechina sp. and Diplorhoptrum sp., was significantly higher when propylene glycol was used as the preservative. Results indicate this common preservative affected the behavior of several ant species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Marvin K. Harris

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Solenopsis invicta
	Pogonomyrmex barbatus
	Tapinoma sessile
	Monomorium minimum