Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1
Written by Liviu Adrian PRISACARIU, Monica HEREA, Nela TĂLMACIU, Ionela MOCANU, Teodora Otilia HAGIU, Mihai TĂLMACIU
Research on arthropods associated with rapeseed crops was conducted at the Ezăreni Research and Student Training Station of “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Iași University of Life Sciences during the 2025 growing season. Sampling employed yellow pan traps, Barber-type pitfall traps, sweep nets, and direct plant observations. All collected material was labeled with the sample number, collection method, and experimental variant. In the laboratory, specimens were cleaned of soil, plant debris, and other impurities, then preserved in ~20% ethanol until identification. Taxonomic determination was performed using standard keys, to class, order, family, and species levels. Collected taxa belonged to Arachnida, Insecta,
and Crustacea. The most abundant and diverse class was Insecta, with species from Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Heteroptera, Homoptera, Lepidoptera, and others. Coleoptera was the dominant order in both abundance and species richness. Frequently collected beetle species included Ontophagus ovatus, Pseudophonus pubescens, Amara familiaris, Opatrum sabulosum, Coccinella septempunctata, Harpalus calceatus, Tanymecus palliatus, Idiocroma dorsalis, Amara aenea, Anisodactylus spp., and Pterostichus spp., reflecting the key Coleoptera fauna of rapeseed agroecosystems. This version keeps all essential details while staying concise and clear.
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{simplepopup popup="false" name="Citation96"}PRISACARIU L.A., HEREA M., TALMACIU N., MOCANU I., HAGIU T.O., TALMACIU M. 2026, RESEARCH ON HARMFUL ARTHROPOD SPECIES AND THEIR ANTAGONISTS IN SEVERAL RAPESEED CROPS. Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1, ISSN 2285-5785, 786-794. {/simplepopup}