Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 1
Written by Vasile BARDAN, Nela TĂLMACIU, Ionela MOCANU, Renata SIPOS, Mihai TĂLMACIU, Monica HEREA
The research was carried out in an apple orchard, located in the Nechit area, Neamț County and in a forestry plantation managed by the forestry district in the same area. For the collection of the material, pitfall traps were used during 2024. The samples were collected from both the apple orchard and the forestry plantation on the same dates, as follows: Harvest I: July 20 Harvest II: July 22 Harvest III: July 31 Harvest IV: August 14 Harvest V: August 28 Harvest VI: September 11 In the apple orchards, 8 material harvests were carried out on the same dates as in the forest plantations. The largest number of specimens was collected at the first harvest, 1,066 specimens, followed by the 6th harvest, on September 11, with 458 specimens. Then, 420 specimens were collected at the 7th harvest, on September 25, and 410 specimens at the 8th harvest, on October 16. The most frequently collected species, which also recorded the largest number of specimens, were Armadillidium vulgare, Pterostichus cupreus, Dermestes laniarius and arachnids.
[Read full article] [Citation]
