Eur. J. Entomol. 92 (4): 639-653, 1995
Long-distance migration of aphids and other small insects in northeast India
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Aerial netting at a height of 150 m over West Bengal during November produced evidence for extensive nocturnal migrations of a number of insect taxa, including aphids, leafhoppers, Nilaparvata lugens (the brown planthopper) and Cyrtorhinus lividipennis (a mirid predator of plant- and leafhoppers). Preliminary trajectory analysis was undertaken for aphids (particularly Lipaphis erysimi) overflying the experimental site, and it was estimated from the timing and altitude of flight, and from the winds prevailing at the time, that the long-flying individuals may have originated from sources between 100 and 300 km away to the northeast.
Keywords: Aerial netting, migration, India, Aphididae, Aphis gossypii, Lipaphis erysimi, Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalis, Cicadellidae, Delphacidae, Nilaparvata lugens, Miridae, Cyrtorhinus lividipennis
Accepted: March 22, 1995; Published: November 30, 1995 Show citation
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