Habitat edges as a potential ecological trap for an insect predator

. 1. Ecological traps, where animals actively select poor habitat for reproduction over superior habitat, are generally associated with birds at forest edges. This study examines oviposition preference, predation, and parasitism rates in the mantid Stagmomantis limbata to determine the potential generality of this phenomenon. 2. Egg case (oothecae) densities were measured across two edge types (cottonwood and desert scrub) within desert riparian...