A method for rapidly mass laser-marking individually coded ground beetles (Coleoptera: Caribidae) in the field

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Griffiths, G. J. K., Alexander, C. J., Birt, A., Holland, J. M., Kennedy, P. J., Perry, J. N., Preston, R. and Winder, L. 2005. A method for rapidly mass laser-marking individually coded ground beetles (Coleoptera: Caribidae) in the field. Ecological Entomology. 30 (4), pp. 391-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00708.x

AuthorsGriffiths, G. J. K., Alexander, C. J., Birt, A., Holland, J. M., Kennedy, P. J., Perry, J. N., Preston, R. and Winder, L.
Abstract

1. A laser-marking technique is described that may be used to rapidly mass-mark and individually code insects in the field. In this study, ground beetles were marked but the method is applicable to a wide range of organisms with a hard exoskeleton or shell. 2. In a field-scale capture-recapture study conducted in winter wheat, 8266 beetles were coded. Individuals marked in the first week of the trial and recaptured 2 months later retained their codes, which were therefore considered permanent. 3. Assemblages were dominated numerically by Pterostichus cupreus, which formed more than 98% of the total captures. Of the 8046 released P. cupreus, 2269 were recaptured. As an illustration of the use of these data, the POPAN parameterisation of the Jolly-Seber model was used to estimate a whole-field population of 17 237 individuals, equating to a density of 0.46 beetles m(-2).

KeywordsEntomology
Year of Publication2005
JournalEcological Entomology
Journal citation30 (4), pp. 391-396
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00708.x
Open accessPublished as non-open access
Funder project or code510
Project: 4501
PublisherWiley
ISSN0307-6946

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