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Table 1. 2006 Trapping Survey: Results, Trends, and Predictions
| County |
No. of traps |
No. of.spots 2005 |
|
2005 Predictions |
# of SPB/trap/day |
%SPBb |
Population Trenda |
Activity Levelc |
2005 |
2006 |
Trenda
|
2005 |
2006 |
Trenda |
Alachua |
2 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
12 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Baker |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S |
0 |
0 |
S |
S |
Low |
Bradford/ Union |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
<1 |
S |
29 |
7 |
D |
S |
Low |
Clay |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
5 |
I |
56 |
65 |
S |
S |
Low |
Columbia |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
9 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Duval |
1 |
1 |
45 |
<1 |
D |
98 |
30 |
D |
D |
Low |
Flagler/St. Johns |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
50 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Gadsden |
2 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
D |
94 |
62 |
D |
D |
Low |
Hamilton |
2 |
0 |
<1 |
<1 |
S |
2 |
3 |
S |
S |
Low |
Hernando |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S |
0 |
0 |
S |
S |
Low |
Holmes |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
D |
83 |
0 |
D |
D |
Low |
Jackson |
1 |
0 |
5 |
<1 |
D |
78 |
8 |
D |
D |
Low |
Jefferson |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
<1 |
S |
57 |
71 |
S |
S |
Low |
Lake |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
7 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Leon |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
67 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Madison |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
5 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Marion |
2 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
11 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Nassau |
2 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
81 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Okaloosa |
2 |
0 |
90 |
14 |
D |
96 |
27 |
D |
D |
Low |
Orange |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S |
0 |
0 |
S |
S |
Low |
Putnam |
1 |
0 |
0 |
<1 |
S |
0 |
100 |
I |
S |
Low |
Seminole |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
0 |
S |
92 |
0 |
D |
S |
Low |
Suwannee |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S |
0 |
0 |
S |
S |
Low |
Walton |
1 |
0 |
3 |
<1 |
S |
56 |
3 |
D |
D |
Low |
Washington |
1 |
0 |
<1 |
<1 |
S |
25 |
1 |
D |
S |
Low |
STATE TOTAL |
32 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
S |
36 |
15 |
D |
D |
Low |
a D=Declining, S=Static, I=Increasing.
Annual changes of <3 units or <30% were considered 'Static'.
b %SPB is the ratio of SPBs to the combined clerid-plus-SPB (predator + prey) population, expressed as a percent.
c Activity level prediction based on model developed by Ron Billings, Texas Forest Service. |