The ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of three horticultural farms in Lombardy, Northern Italy
Published 2024-09-20
Keywords
- Carabidae,
- ground beetle,
- biodiversity,
- biological farm,
- conventional farm
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Abstract
Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were surveyed across three horticultural farms, located in a peri-urban area, in the Po plain in Lombardy (Northern Italy) from April 2003 to March 2005. Their biodiversity was estimated using pitfall traps. A total of 29 genera and 39 species were collected. Notes on ants and spiders presence were also furnished. Land use seemed to have a significant effect on the number and composition of the species: catches were lower in the conventional farm and higher in biologica! farms . Apart from land use, ali the species detected have already been recorded as frequent in agricultural fields and are characteristic of lowland agroecosystem in Northern Italy.