Pheromone-mediated optomotor anemotaxis and altitude control exhibited by male oriental fruit moths in the field

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-32

  Baker, T C ^a   Haynes, K F ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemotaxis; Counterturning; Flight orientation; Grapholita molesta; Oriental fruit moth; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

GRAPHOLITA MOLESTA; LEPIDOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0030475301     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1996.tb00831.x     Document Type: Article

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