Observations on arthropod species from some cherry orchards

Abstract

The Barber-pitfall traps were used to capture the epigeus arthropod species from cherry plantations. The observations were carried out in a 15-year-old cherry plantation in the eastern part of Romania, in the locality of Raducaneni, Iasi county. The traps were installed in the plantation in 2022, the observations being made between May and September. A number of 7 collections of biological material were made, on the following dates: 25.05, 7.06, 19.06, 27.06, 18.07, 23.08, 5.09. The collected epigean arthropods belong to the order Arthropoda and to 3 classes: Insecta, Arachnida and Crustacea. The most numerous species belong to the class Insecta, order Coleoptera. The species of coleoptera collected belong to the families: Carabidae, Dermestidae, Elateridae, Cantharidae, Staphilinidae, Chrysomelidae and Coccinellidae.