Harmonic radar: Assessing the impact of tag weight on walking activity of Colorado potato beetle, plum curculio, and western corn rootworm

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-69

  Boiteau, G ^a   Vincent, C ^a   Meloche, F ^a   Leskey, T C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Appalachian Fruit Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Movement; Path; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; BEETLE; INSTRUMENTATION; LARVA; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; LARVA; MOTHS; WALKING;

CONOTRACHELUS NENUPHAR; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HEXAPODA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA;

EID: 76649127090     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09113     Document Type: Article

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