Insect traps

Sticky Insect trap

Description

A device used to attract and retain insects. Insect traps are used to monitor the number and type of insects in an environment. Various insect traps include traps sticky traps, light traps, pitfall traps, and lures pheromone traps. Bait, such as food or pheromones, attracts the insects, then either the trap configuration or adhesives, insecticides, electricity are used to retain or kill the insects.

Sticky Insect trap

Synonyms and Related Terms

blunder traps (Australian)

Additional Information

ISCA Tech: Monitoring Traps

Authority

• External source or communication, External source or communication Comment: WAAC, M. Gilberg, Monitoring Ahtrenus verbasci in museum collections using a sex pheromone lure, WAAC 71(2) 1995

• Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: AMOL reCollections Glossary - http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/b/htm