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Article; biodiversity and ecosystems a new approach to determine the capture conditions of bark beetles in pheromone-baited traps  
Yazarlar
Gonca Ece Ozcan
Kastamonu University, Turkey
Osman Cicek
Kastamonu University, Turkey
Korhan Enez
Kastamonu University, Turkey
Mustafa Yildiz
Tosya Technical Occupation and Vocational High School, Turkey
Özet
Forests form an organic unity with a great number of organic and inorganic components and tend to maintain the sustainability of their existing balance. However, some factors which adversely affect the balance of nature may interrupt this sustainability. The epidemic which is formed by bark beetles in their spreading region, due to various factors, changes the stability so much that interference is required. One of the most common methods used to monitor these beetles is pheromone-baited traps. The recognition of parameters, such as date (day/month/year), temperature and humidity, when bark beetles are captured in pheromone-baited traps, especially those used for monitoring will help to increase the trap efficiency on land and to develop an effective strategy for combating pests. In this study, an electronic control unit was added to pheromone-baited traps in order to obtain all of the above mentioned parameters. This unit operates with microcontrollers and data related to the parameters is saved in a storage unit. This is triggered by the beetle at the moment it is captured in the trap. A photovoltaic system was used to meet the energy needed for the system functioning and to complete the counting process in due time.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Bark beetles | Electronic control unit | Pheromone-baited traps | Photovoltaic systems | Solar energy
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment
Dergi ISSN 1310-2818
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2014
Cilt No 28
Sayı 6
Sayfalar 1057 / 1064
Doi Numarası 10.1080/13102818.2014.974015