Foraging for oviposition sites in the Hessian fly: Random and non-random aspects of movement

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 382-395

  Withers, T M ^a,b   Harris, M O ^a,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cecidomyiidae; flight behaviour; insect plant interactions; Mayetiola destructor; plant stimuli; responsiveness

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT BEHAVIOUR; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HESSIAN FLY; INSECT-PLANT INTERACTION; OVIPOSITION SITE;

CECIDOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA; MAYETIOLA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 0030302702     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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