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A MODIFIED CLIP CAGE FOR USE WITH APHIDS AND OTHER SMALL INSECTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

John F. Addicott
John F. Addicott
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9and Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, Colorado, U.S.A. 84112
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Experimental ecologists have frequently used cages to facilitate their understanding of ecological systems. This has been particularly true of ecologists studying aphids and other small insects, and a variety of cage designs have been described, ranging from small screened tents to sleeve cages to clip cages (see Adams and van Emden, 1972). The purpose of this note is to describe a modified clip cage design that is suitable for use on irregular cylindrical surfaces as well as on leaves.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 113 , Issue 2 , February 1981 , pp. 171 - 172
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1981

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