Flight performance of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on a flight mill and in free flight

R.A.J. Taylor; Leah Bauer; Therese M. M. Poland; Keith N. Windell

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Flight performance of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on a flight mill and in free flight

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Authors:

R.A.J. Taylor, Leah Bauer, Therese M. M. Poland, Keith N. Windell

Year:

2010

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Journal of Insect Behavior. 23: 128-148.

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Abstract

Computer-monitored flight mills were used to record the flight performance of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. Flight performance of fed and unfed, and mated and unmated beetles of both sexes were recorded and compared. Mated females flew further per day and longer than unmated females or males.

Keywords

dispersal, emerald ash borer, flight endurance, flight speed, invasive species, migration range expansion

Citation

Taylor, R.A.J.; Bauer, Leah S.; Poland, Therese M.; Windell, Keith N. 2010. Flight performance of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on a flight mill and in free flight. Journal of Insect Behavior. 23:128-148.