Tethered and untethered flight by Lygus hesperus and Lygus lineolaris (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1389-1400

  Blackmer, Jacquelyn L ^a   Naranjo, Steve E ^a   Williams III, Livy H ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg load; Flight behavior; Flight mill; Tarnished plant bug; Vertical flight chamber; Western tarnished plant bug

Indexed keywords

AGE; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; PERIODICITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LYGUS; LYGUS HESPERUS; LYGUS LINEOLARIS; MIRIDAE;

EID: 7644229014     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.5.1389     Document Type: Article

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