Fall migratory flight initiation of the potato leafhopper, Empoasca fabae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae): Observations in the lower atmosphere using remote piloted vehicles

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-330

  Shields, Elson J ^a   Testa, A M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial sampling; Aircraft; Empoascafabae; Migration; Potato leafhopper; Remote piloted vehicle

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION DETERMINANT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PLANTHOPPER; REMOTE SENSING;

EMPOASCA FABAE;

EID: 0033619590     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00075-1     Document Type: Article

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