This study aimed to develop an alternative model of trap for interception with ethanol for flying insects, in order to reduce the costs related to surveys of insects of the subfamily Scolytinae (Curculionidae), conducted in forest ecosystems. The model of trap, called PET-SM, was manufactured with recyclable materials: plastic plate, polyethylene (PET) bottle of two liters, PET bottle of 600 mL, and a hose with...
This work was developed objectifying the quali-quantitative analysis, the population fluctuation, the faunistic analysis and the correlation of the species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) with the main meteorological elements in a stand of Acacia mearnsii with four years of age. The stand was located in the Farm Menezes, country of Butiá, Rio Grande do Sul, and was of property of the company AGROSETA S.A. It was pla...