Date of Graduation
2002
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
Committee Chair
Linda Butler
Abstract
A study was conducted in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia and the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. Carabid samples were collected over four years and compared to soil characteristics, surface characteristics and meteorological conditions to determine what role these factors play in carabid habitat selection. Opportunity also existed to compare carabid populations before and after the application of microbial insecticides on the sampling sites. This study was conducted as as part of a larger project investigating non-target impacts from gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.)(Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), insecticide applications and the interaction of Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu, and Soper (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) with the local fauna over a period of seven years.
Recommended Citation
Carrington, Terry R., "Factors influencing habitat selection and activity of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Central Appalachia. Part I. The influence of soil and soil surface characteristics on habitat selection by Carabidae. Part II. Precipitation and temperature fluctuations: Effects on Carabidae activity. Part III. The effects of two microbial insecticides for gypsy moth control on Carabidae populations." (2002). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 10623.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/10623