Flight performance of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on a flight mill and in free flight

R.A.J. Taylor; Leah S. Bauer; Therese M. Poland; Keith N. Windell

Flight performance of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on a flight mill and in free flight

Informally Refereed

Authors:	R.A.J. Taylor, Leah S. Bauer, Therese M. Poland, Keith N. Windell
Year:	2010
Type:	Scientific Journal (JRNL)
Station:	Northern Research Station
Source:	Journal of Insect Behavior. 23: 128-148.

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Abstract

Computer-monitored flight mills were used to record the flight performance of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. Flight performance of fed and unfed, and mated and unmated beetles of both sexes were recorded and compared. Mated females flew further per day and longer than unmated females or males.

Keywords

dispersal, emerald ash borer, flight endurance, flight speed, invasive species, migration range expansion

Citation

Taylor, R.A.J.; Bauer, Leah S.; Poland, Therese M.; Windell, Keith N. 2010. Flight performance of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on a flight mill and in free flight. Journal of Insect Behavior. 23:128-148.