STUDIES ON ROVE BEETLES ( Coleoptera : Staphylinidae ) IN HUNGARIAN ORCHARDS ECOSYSTEMS
- ISSN: 12310948
Abstract
Dominance and distributions of rove beetles in apple and pear orchards were studied in Hungary. Omalium caesum, Sphenoma abdominale, Drusilla canaliculata, Palporus nitidulus, Dexiogyia corticina, Mocyta orbata, Oligota pumilio and Purrolinus laeticeps were the species usually found with higher relative abundance in the orchard staphylinid communities. Although these species occurred in most of the orchards, their abundance varied considerably and their relative abundance in the total sample was under nine percent.Considering the different soil types, staphylinid species were more frequently found in sandy or sandy-loam soils than in clay, but the difference was not significant. The staphylinids were frequently found in the conventionally treated and also in the abandoned plantations. The soil types, herb cover of the orchards and the treatments played role in forming the staphylinid communities in the orchards.
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