TY  - JOUR
TI  - An Effective Method for the Monitoring of Stag Beetle (Lucanuscervus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)) larvae
AB  - Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) is involved in the Near Threatened (NT) danger category in the IUCNRed List. It plays an important role in the ecosystem, nutrient cycling, and the decomposition process ofwood. Its larvae live under or in damp and decaying trees. We designed an equipment to ensure thedetection and the long-term monitoring of Lucanus cervus and many other insect larvae that completetheir larval stages in a wood tissue without destroying their habitats. The equipment developed is an audiolistening device that amplifies the larval sounds. This device was designed as a 4-stage structure with asensor stage, low and high pass filter stage, voltage gain sound amplifier stage, and output stage. Thisdevice was used for the first time in the larvae’s natural environment. With this new equipment, listeningwas performed on decaying trunks in the Amanos Mountains, which are included in the spreading area ofLucanus cervus akbesianus Planet, 1896, located within the borders of Hatay province in June-July 2017.The presence of the larvae of Lucanus cervus akbesianus was detected in oak tree trunks, and soundrecording was performed. Accordingly, the larvae made approximately 5 clicks in a series and left a 7-8second gap between two series. It is considered that the audio listening device developed in this study isan effective method for the detection of other saproxylic beetles larvae in decaying wood.
AU  - AYAZ, ZAFER
AU  - Çiftçi, Derya
DO  - 10.51963/jers.v23i1.1968
PY  - 2021
JO  - Journal of the Entomological Research Society
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SN  - 1302-0250
SP  - 69
EP  - 81
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/507017
ER  -