Bollettino di zoologia agraria e bachicoltura

Vol. 23 No. 2 (1991): Serie 2
Articoli

Ground beetles in Valtellina apple orchards (Italy)

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  • Riccardo Sciaky,
  • Pasquale Trematerra
Riccardo Sciaky Istituto di Psicologia della Facoltà Medica, Università degli Studi di Milano
Pasquale Trematerra Istituto di Entomologia agraria, Università degli Studi di Milano

Published 2024-10-21

Keywords

  • Coleoptera Carabidae,
  • apple orchards,
  • Valtellina (ltaly)

How to Cite

Ground beetles in Valtellina apple orchards (Italy). (2024). Bollettino Di Zoologia Agraria E Bachicoltura, 23(2), 95-111. https://test-ojs-unimi-it.archicoop.it/index.php/bzab/article/view/26875

Abstract

In this work are analyzed the carabidocaenosis found by means of pitfall traps in some appie orchards in Valtellina valley. The whole fauna seems to indicate a certain similarity with that typical of the cultivated fields in Centrai Europe, but some elements of the Po valley are present too. The application of two ecological indexes (Scerensen and Renkonen) showed that the different paedological and rnicroclimatical conditions of the fields deterrnine distinct associations. The possible role of ground beetles as predators of appie orchard pests is discussed.

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