Daily activity and flight behaviour of adults of Capnodis tenebrionis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Title:

Daily activity and flight behaviour of adults of Capnodis tenebrionis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Creator:

Bonsignore, Carmelo Peter and Bellamy, Charlie

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:bdfdd442-0dad-437d-91ab-1edcf4ffc1dd
uuid:bdfdd442-0dad-437d-91ab-1edcf4ffc1dd

Subject:

Buprestidae, Capnodis tenebrionis, flight activity, feeding activity, and insect movement

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

Ecological studies on the buprestid beetle Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1767) were carried out in the laboratory and the field. In particular, attention focussed on the effects of seven different temperatures at different times during the day on the movement and feeding activity of this beetle. Field experiments in an apricot orchard recorded the flight activity of C. tenebrionis, with particular reference to the effect of temperature and wind. The experiments highlighted the marked response of movement, feeding and flight activity to increase in temperature. The optimal temperature for feeding, movement and flight was 30°C and above with negative effects occurring at 45°C. Flight generally occurred in the middle of the day. Wind had a negative effect on flight activity. Wind speeds in excess of 4 m/s prevented the insect from taking off. The spread of this phytophagous beetle from one orchard to another is unquestionably influenced by the daily activity and flight behaviour of the adult.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
policy:public

Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2007 Volume:104 | Number:3

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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