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Using Flight Mills to Measure Flight Propensity and Performance of Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (LeConte)

DOI :

10.3791/59196-v

October 29th, 2019

October 29th, 2019

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1Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, 2Corn Insects & Crop Genetics Research Unit, USDA-ARS

Flight mills are important tools for comparing how age, sex, mating status, temperature, or various other factors may influence an insects flight behavior. Here we describe protocols to tether and measure the flight propensity and performance of western corn rootworm under different treatments.

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