Survey of the Curculionidae at White Rock Nature Preserve, Monroe County, Illinois, with notes on habitat associations

Monday, November 11, 2013
Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)
Korey Byers , Biology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Diane Wood , Biology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
A two year survey of the Curculionidae was conducted at White Rock Nature Preserve in Monroe County, Illinois. White Rock Nature preserve is part of the eastern bluffs that delimit the Mississippi flood basin. This 306-acre nature preserve contains loess hill prairies, Oak-Hickory upland forest, and limestone glades. Sampling was conducted in all three habitats.  A variety of sampling techniques were employed every three weeks over a two year period.  The result of this study will be reported in this presentation.