| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1979 |
| Authors: | F. W. Kniepert |
| Journal: | Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Entomologie |
| Volume: | 88 |
| Pagination: | 88-90 |
| Date Published: | 1979 |
| Keywords: | Europe, Germany, Males, Tabanidae, Techniques, Trapping |
| Abstract: | A new method for trapping male tabanids was devised, based on the use of PVC resembling the surface of water. When this method was tested, 87% of all tabanids trapped were males. Compared with usual procedures, the difference in sex ratio is highly significant. |
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