Dr. Voltolini, As Mike Nolan suggested a pit fall trap. In the field of herpetology we use 5 gallon plastic buckets buried in the ground until they are flush with the ground surface. These are usually placed along a drift fence. They catch scorpions with high success. You should be able to find out all the info you need about drift fences with pit fall traps Online. Many species of scorpions will illuminate when a black light is shown on them. Many scorpion harvesters and researchers use a black light and walk around in the desert at night. They can be found by road cruising at night down dirt roads. They can be field hunted by flipping over cover objects (like rocks in the desert) and they can be found behind loose tree bark. Another trapping method that has caught scorpions is the trap the US Forest Service uses to survey for invertebrates. I think they are the ones used to trap for bark beetles but I am not sure. I hope this helps.
Take Care, Mike Welker Herpetologist El Paso, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "VOLTOLINI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:29 AM Subject: A scorpion trap ??? > Dear friends, > > > Does anybody know about a TRAP to capture scorpions? > > > Thanks for any help!!! > > > > > Voltolini > =20 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Prof. Dr. J. C. VOLTOLINI > Grupo de Estudos em Ecologia de Mamiferos (ECOMAM) > Universidade de Taubate - Departamento de Biologia > Taubate, SP. 12030-010. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website do ECOMAM: http://jcvoltol.sites.uol.com.br/ > Fotos de Cursos: http://jcvoltol.fotoblog.uol.com.br/ > Curr=EDculo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8137155809735635 > Fotos Art=EDsticas: http://voltolini.fotos.net.br/texturas > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > "Siamo tutti angeli con un'ala e possiamo volare soltanto se = > ciabbracciamo"
