Berlese funnel
A Berlese funnel or Berlese trap is a device used to extract desiccation-intolerant invertebrates from samples of soil or leaf litter. It works by creating a desiccation gradient over the sample such that mobile organisms will move away from the dry environment and fall into a collecting vessel, where they are preserved for examination. • Illustration — A funnel (E) contains a sample of soil or leaf litter (D), and a heat source (F), in this case an electric lamp (G), heats the sample. Animals escaping from the desiccation of the sample descend through a filter (C) into a preservative liquid (A) in a receptacle (B).
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Scientific instrument used to extract living organisms particularly arthropods from soil samples
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- 1.Berlese, Antonio. Apparecchio per raccogliere presto ed in gran numero piccoli Artropodi. 85–90. 1905. 79048180.
- 2.Tullgren, A. Ein sehr einfacher Ausleseapparat für terricole Tierformen. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie. 4. 1. 149–150. 26 August 2009. 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1918.tb00820.x.
- 3.Southwood, T.R.E. Ecological methods. Chapman & Hall. April 2019. 978-0-412-30710-2 pn.
- 4.Brown, Richard D. Funnel for Extraction of Leaf Litter Organisms. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 66. 2. 485–6. 15 March 1973. 10.1093/aesa/66.2.485.
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- Smith, L. B. Efficiency of Berlese-Tullgren funnels for removal of the rusty grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus, from wheat samples. The Canadian Entomologist. 109. 4. 503–9. 31 May 2012. 10.4039/Ent109503-4.
- Dondale, C. D. An improved Berlese-Tullgren funnel and a flotation separator for extracting grassland arthropods. The Canadian Entomologist. 103. 11. 1549–52. 31 May 2012. 10.4039/Ent1031549-11.
- Crossley, D.A. A high-efficiency, 'low-technology' Tullgren-type extractor for soil microarthropods. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 34. 1–4. 187–92. February 1991. 10.1016/0167-8809(91)90104-6.
- Hubert, Jan. The efficacy of sieving, filth flotation and Tullgren heat extraction for detecting various developmental stages of Tribolium castaneum and Ephestia kuehniella in samples of wheat grain, flour and semolina. Journal of Stored Products Research. 45. 4. 279–88. October 2009. 10.1016/j.jspr.2009.05.003.
- Wheeler, Quentin D. A Portable and Convertible 'Moczarski/Tullgren' Extractor for Fungus and Litter Coleoptera. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 41. 1. 9–12. 1987. 4008312.
- Harris, Marvin. Sampling Pear Foliage for Nymphs of the Pear Psylla, Using the Berlese-Tullgren Funnel. Journal of Economic Entomology. 64. 5. 1317–8. 15 October 1971. 10.1093/jee/64.5.1317.
- Besuchet, Claude. The 'Winkler/Moczarski' Eclector as an Efficient Extractor for Fungus and Litter Coleoptera. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 41. 4. 392–394. 1987. 4008527.
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