METHOD OF DETERMINING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF BREEDING OF EATING/DAMAGING INSECT AND INSECT CATCHING DEVICE

摘要

A method of determining the presence or absence of the breeding of eating/damaging insects for determining whether eating/damaging insects eating/damaging crops are bred or not in the crops to be determined stored in a storage facility, comprising a first step for disposing an insect catching device for catching eating/damaging insects in the storage facility and leaving it undisturbed for a specified period and a second step for determining, after the first step, whether the eating/damaging insects are bred or not in the crops based on the caught state of the eating/damaging insects by the insect catching device. The insect catching device comprises a pedestal not allowing water or oil to be permeated therethrough, a porous base material disposed on one surface of the pedestal and capable of retaining water or oil, and the water or oil retained on the porous base material.