- Early and always mowing is a threat to the arthropod of the grass. So far, the steps to prevent these losses generally limited to the concepts of magnification, which cannot always be in strong pastures.
- An option for insect improvement is to use delayed devices, designed to chase arthropod before mowing. Scientific research on their effectiveness is limited to a study of parasitic microbyopterop. Lack of studies in other groups.
- In a 3 years of experimentation, we investigate the effectiveness of three devices, which are, two mechanical flushing bars (trucking tarpaulin, hanging in metal brackets) and a blow device. We have tried different driving speeds and flushing bars from the mower of seven large arthropod groups different from their escape methods.
- We find the device blowing most effectively. At the greatest speed drive at 12 km / h, it has an impact on almost all taxonomic groups studied except Areneae and Hymenoptera. At this speed, the metal bracket flushing bar is only effective in Diptera and Coleoptera. Tarpaulin flushing bar truck is only effective at a low driving speed at 5 km / h, at least four in seven taxis.
- The pursuit of devices has a large potential to control arthropods before progress, in such a decrease in mortality. While a blow device works at a higher speed, the mechanical flushing bars have a limited effectiveness (metal brackets) or just work in tarpaulin).
Frank, J., Erhardt, S., Betz, O., M. Steotele, JL, Böttinger, S., Potential of insect pushing devices. Insect-care and variation. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12854
