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A Simple Flight Mill for the Study of Tethered Flight in Insects
 

A Simple Flight Mill for the Study of Tethered Flight in Insects

Article DOI: 10.3791/53377-v • 07:42 min • December 10th, 2015
December 10th, 2015 •
1, 2, 3, 2
1Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 3Riventa Pool Innovation Centre

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Flight in insects is influenced by a number of factors and the propensity to disperse is an important variable in understanding insect ecology and biological control strategies. We describe the construction and use of a simple, relatively inexpensive, and flexible flight mill for measuring parameters of tethered flight in insects.

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Flight Mill Tethered Flight Insect Flight Behavior Insect Flight Study Insect Dispersal Flight Speed Flight Distance Magnetic Bearing Environmental Chamber Flight Data Collection
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