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The aerodynamics of flight in an insect flight-mill. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Predicting the dispersal of pest insects is important for pest management schemes. Flight-mills provide a simple way to evaluate the flight potential of insects, but there are several complications in relating tethered-flight to natural flight.
Gal Ribak, Shay Barkan, Victoria Soroker
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Design of a Computerised Flight Mill Device to Measure the Flight Potential of Different Insects [PDF]

Sensors, 2016
Several insect species pose a serious threat to different plant species, sometimes becoming a pest that produces significant damage to the landscape, biodiversity, and/or the economy.
Antonio Martí-Campoy, Juan Antonio Ávalos, Antonia Soto, Francisco Rodríguez-Ballester, Victoria Martínez-Blay, Manuel Pérez Malumbres   +5 more
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Laboratory Evaluation of Flight Capacities of Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) Using a Flight Mill Device. [PDF]

J Insect Sci, 2021
AbstractDispersion expands the distribution of invasive species and as such, it is a key factor of the colonization process. Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901) is an invasive species of mosquito and a vector of various viruses. It was detected in the northeast of France in 2014.
Krupa E, Gréhal AL, Esnault J, Bender C, Mathieu B.   +4 more
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A Simple Flight Mill for the Study of Tethered Flight in Insects. [PDF]

J Vis Exp, 2015
Flight in insects can be long-range migratory flights, intermediate-range dispersal flights, or short-range host-seeking flights. Previous studies have shown that flight mills are valuable tools for the experimental study of insect flight behavior, allowing researchers to examine how factors such as age, host plants, or population source can influence ...
Attisano A, Murphy JT, Vickers A, Moore PJ.   +3 more
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Flight capacity of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) adult females based on flight mill studies and flight muscle ultrastructure. [PDF]

J Insect Sci, 2015
The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is considered a major economic threat in many regions worldwide. To better comprehend flight capacity of B. dorsalis and its physiological basis, a computer-monitored flight mill was used to study flight capacity of B. dorsalis adult females of various ages, and the changes of
Chen M, Chen P, Ye H, Yuan R, Wang X, Xu J.   +5 more
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Evaluation of the Potential Flight Ability of the Casuarina Moth, Lymantria xylina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) [PDF]

Insects
Lymantria xylina Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is a potentially invasive pest, similar to Lymantria dispar asiatica Vnukovskij and Lymantria dispar japonica Motschulsky (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).
Jifeng Zhang, Baode Wang, Haojie Ren, Jianing Chen, Junnan Li, Yuanyuan Sun, Yonghong Cui, Rong Wang, Mengxia Liu, Feiping Zhang   +9 more
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Wing deformation improves aerodynamic performance of forward flight of bluebottle flies flying in a flight mill. [PDF]

J R Soc Interface
Insect wings are flexible structures that exhibit deformations of complex spatiotemporal patterns. Existing studies on wing deformation underscore the indispensable role of wing deformation in enhancing aerodynamic performance. Here, we investigated forward flight in bluebottle flies, flying semi-freely in a magnetic flight mill; we quantified wing ...
Hsu SJ, Deng H, Wang J, Dong H, Cheng B.
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Enhanced flight performance in hoverfly migrants [PDF]

iScience
Summary: Many animals undergo seasonal migrations in which they travel long distances aided by variations in morphology, physiology, and behavior. Here, we compare the flight characteristics, measured in a tethered flight mill, of autumn migratory and ...
Richard Massy, Will Hawkes, Scarlett Weston, Toby Doyle, Karl R. Wotton   +4 more
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Studies on Lygus pratensis’ (Hemiptera: Miridae) Flight Ability [PDF]

Insects
Lygus pratensis (Linnaeus) is an important agricultural pest with a strong ability to move and spread between hosts. However, L. pratensis’ flight potential and factors affecting its flight ability are unclear.
Yixiang Zheng, Pengfei Li, Tailong Li, Kunyan Wang, Changqing Gou, Hongzu Feng   +5 more
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Design and Validation of Computerized Flight-Testing Systems with Controlled Atmosphere for Studying Flight Behavior of Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)

Sensors, 2021
Understanding the flight characteristics of insect pests is essential for designing effective strategies and programs for their management. In this study, we designed, constructed, and validated the performance of modern flight-testing systems (flight ...
Maged Mohammed, Hamadttu El-Shafie, Nashi Alqahtani   +2 more
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