Effect of Temperature and Vapor Pressure Deficit on the Flight Activity of
Orius insidiosus
(Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Zhang, Y.; Shipp, J. L.

doi:10.1093/ee/27.3.736

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“…Little information is available in literature about the inßuence of relative humidity on ßight behavior, and Auchenorrhyncha have not been investigated so far. Zhang and Shipp (1998) showed how an increase of vapor pressure deÞcit, which is negatively related to relative humidity, causes an increase in ßight activity of the hemipteran Orius insidiosus (Say), and they suggest how an increase in take-off because of a decrease in relative humidity could be a means of avoiding desiccation by seeking a moister environment.…”

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Seasonal and Daily Movement of Scaphoideus titanus Ball (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

Lessio

Alma

2004

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Seasonal and Daily Movement of Scaphoideus titanus Ball (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

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Alma

2004

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“…We did not analyze data for temperature effects after May because traps were not checked every day and days when maximum daylight temperature did not exceed 14.5ЊC were rare. The total number of G. atropunctata captured were 11, 337, and 48 for March 1996, 1997, and 1998and 346, 21, and 200 for April 1996, 1997, and 1998, respectively. The ßuctuations in daily temperature compared with the daily ßuctuations of G. atropunctata catches for March and April suggested a trend for trap catches to increase or decrease with temperature (Fig.…”

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“…A ßight threshold of 19.9ЊC was found for the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Dowdy 1994). Temperature also affected the ßight activity of Orius insidiosus (Say) (Zhang and Shipp 1998), early-season migratory ßights of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Westbrook et al 1997), and weevils in rape crops (Sedivy and Kocourek 1994). Purcell and Frazier (1985) reported that ßights of the 2 major sharpshooter vectors in the San Joaquin Valley, the green sharpshooter, Draeculacephala minerva Ball, and the redheaded sharpshooter, Carneocephala fulgida (Nottingham), occur predominantly after sunset during summer evenings when the sunset temperature is Ͼ21ЊC.…”

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Effects of Temperature on the Flight Activity of Graphocephala atropunctata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

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Purcell

2000

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Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) is the principal vector of Xylella fastidiosa (Wells, Raju, Hung, Weisberg, Mandelco-Paul and Brenner), the bacterium that causes Pierce's disease of grapevine in coastal California. Monitoring the activity of C. atropunctata in the early spring is important for timing insecticide sprays and assessing the potential for disease spread to adjacent vineyards. Trapping studies with yellow sticky traps over 3 yr in Napa Valley, CA, established a significant correlation between early spring trap catch and temperature. Sticky trap catches of G. atropunctata occurred in the springs of 1996-1998 only when temperature was greater than or equal to 14.5 degrees C. In 1997 and 1998, the degree-hours (> 14.5 degrees C) per day from sunrise to sunset during March and April, but not in May, correlated significantly with trap catches. The temperature threshold of 14.5 degrees C in the early spring can be used to improve the timing of insecticidal applications aimed at reducing C. atropunctata populations in vineyards affected by Pierce's disease.

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“…One interpretation of this is that low humidity improves the flight efficiency of L. phlaeas males. The relationship between insect flight and humidity has not been thoroughly examined, but several studies report that the flight activity of insects increases when it is dry (McGiffen & Meyer, 1986;Zhang & Shipp, 1998;Shipp & Zhang, 1999). High humidity might be unsuitable for butterfly flight because the wings absorb water and become heavier or due to the increased viscosity of the air.…”

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Weather factors affecting the male mate-locating tactics of the small copper butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Ide¹

2010

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. Males of the small copper butterfly, Lycaena phlaeas daimio, exhibit two mate-locating tactics: patrolling and perching. Field investigations were conducted to determine the biotic and abiotic factors affecting the mate-locating behaviour of male L. phlaeas. Patrolling was often observed when light intensity was high. Perching was performed throughout the day regardless of environmental conditions, but the chasing of passing insects increased at high light intensities. The activity patterns of the males were not affected by those of the females. The thoracic temperatures of patrolling males were lower than those of perching males under cool conditions, suggesting that patrolling males lose heat more easily. In contrast, perching males may more easily regulate their body temperature to a suitable level as they fly for shorter periods and can bask while waiting for mates. These results highlight several reasons (i.e., heat loss, energetic costs) why males patrol when weather conditions are favourable.

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Effect of Temperature and Vapor Pressure Deficit on the Flight Activity of Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

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Seasonal and Daily Movement of <I>Scaphoideus titanus</I> Ball (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

Seasonal and Daily Movement of <I>Scaphoideus titanus</I> Ball (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

Effects of Temperature on the Flight Activity of <I>Graphocephala atropunctata</I> (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Weather factors affecting the male mate-locating tactics of the small copper butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

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