The efficiency of three trap types: ground traps (GT), soil photoeclec
tors (PHOT) and Malaise traps (MT) in the investigation of the species
composition and seasonal dynamics of weevil (Coleoptera, (Curculionid
ae) communities at Devinska Kobyla hill (the Male Karpaty mountains) w
as compared. Out of the 91 weevil species collected in 1994, 59. 47 ki
lled 9 species were caught using MT, GT and PHOT, respectively. As for
the number of weevils caught, GT were the most efficient (3-4 ind./da
y), followed by MT and PHOT (1.7 and 0.4 ind./day, respectively). Out
of abiotic factors, precipitation affected most the catch size in GT a
nd MT.