Phototaxis of fungus gnat, Bradysia sp. nr coprophila (Lintner) (Diptera: Sciaridae), adults to different light intensities

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1217-1220

  Cloyd, Raymond A ^a   Dickinson, Amy ^b   Larson, Richard A ^c   Marley, Karen A ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Experimental arena; Fungus gnats; Illumination; Light intensity

Indexed keywords

BRADYSIA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; MYCETOPHILIDAE; SCIARIDAE;

EID: 34447620647     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.5.1217     Document Type: Article

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