Department of Bioscience, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur-482 001, Madhya Pradesh, India
1Department of Zoology, Govt. Degree College, Pulwama-192 301, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2Directorate of Research Services, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyala, Jabalpur-482 004, Madhya Pradesh, India
3Department of Zoology, Govt. O.F.K. College, Jabalpur-482 005, Madhya Pradesh, India
Ants are widely distributed in both tropics and temperate regions at different altitudes. They are both scavengers and predators, and serve as indicators of climate change at micro and macro levels. Monitoring of ants in the context of local environmental dynamics is therefore very important. Among numerous sampling mechanisms for ants, the pitfall trap method is a reliable approach. Relevant information on the different aspects of pitfall trap usage has been presented in this review.
Baits, epigaeic, Formicidae, hypogaeic, preservatives, subterranean pitfalls
