A Simple Flight Mill for the Study of Tethered Flight in InsectsAlfredo Attisano 1, James T. Murphy 2, Andrew Vickers 3, Patricia J. Moore 2
1Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 3Riventa Pool Innovation Centre
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.