Entomology team wort
Jon Lundgren, USDA-ARS, Cathy Eastman, Ed Zaborski, INHS
Research Questions:
Does cropping intensity or soil/fertility
management influence the abundance and activity of predatory arthropods, such
as spiders and ground beetles?
Methods:
Pitfall trapping (activity)
Bait stations – caterpillars, weed seeds
(activity)
Quadrat samples (abundance)