scholarly journals A Simple Flight Mill for the Study of Tethered Flight in Insects

10.3791/53377 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Attisano ◽  
James T. Murphy ◽  
Andrew Vickers ◽  
Patricia J. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Flight Mill ◽  
Tethered Flight

scholarly journals Flight Mill Experiments and Computer Simulations Indicate Islands Recruit More Capable Flyers of Moths

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-xuan Zheng ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Bo-ya Dai ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Qi-run Huo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Insect Flight ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Simulation Experiments ◽  
Flight Mill ◽  
Tethered Flight ◽  
The Family ◽  
Moth Species ◽  
Number Of Individuals

Understanding the traits related to species colonization and invasion, is a key question for both pest management and evolution. One of the key components is flight, which has been measured for a number of insect species through radar and tethered flight mill systems, but a general understanding of insect flight at a community level is lacking. In this study, we used flight mill experiments to quantify flight abilities of moth species, and simulation experiments to study which moths in mainland China have the potential for cross-island dispersal. We found that moths from superfamily Geometroidea (family Geometridae) have the weakest flight ability among the seven Lepidoptera superfamilies, which is characterized by the shortest longest single flight (LSF), the shortest time corresponding to the longest single flight (TLSF) (timecorrespondingtothelongestsingleflight), the lowest total distance flown (TDF), and the lowest average speed during the flight (VTDF). Surprisingly, the family Pyralidae (superfamily Pyraloidea) has the highest flight endurance of all 186 species of 12 families in this study, which is unexpected, given its small size and morphological traits yet it shows the longest LSF and TLSF. The comparison between species common to mainland and islands shows that flight distance (LSF) may be more important for species spread than flight speed. The results of mainland-island simulations show that when P(LSF>CD) (the proportion of individuals whose LSF is greater than the closest distance (CD) between mainland and island to the total number of individuals in the population) is less than 0.004, it is difficult for moth species to disperse to across islands without relying on external factors such as airflow. Over extended periods, with the immigration of species with strong flight abilities, islands are more likely to recruit species with stronger flight abilities.

Flight Behavior and Performance ofRhodnius pallescens(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) on a Tethered Flight Mill

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 1010-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Castro ◽  
Jennifer K. Peterson ◽  
Azael Saldaña ◽  
Milixa Y. Perea ◽  
Jose E. Calzada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flight Behavior ◽  
Flight Mill ◽  
Tethered Flight ◽  
And Performance

Tethered flight of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

1989 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peeter Päts ◽  
Staffan Wiktelius
Keyword(s):  
Chilo Partellus ◽  
Flight Duration ◽  
Flight Velocity ◽  
Flight Mill ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Tethered Flight ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Males And Females

AbstractStatic tethered flight was used under laboratory conditions to investigate the flight duration of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). A flight mill was used to measure flight velocity. Mated females flew for a longer time than unmated ones. Females also flew for a longer time than males. Mated females were able to fly and lay eggs alternately for at least three nights in a row. Flight did not affect the number of eggs deposited by females. The results from the flight mill show that the mill is an accurate device to measure flight velocity. The airspeed of C. partellus proved to be 0.9 m/s, and there appeared to be no difference between the flight velocity of mated or unmated males and females.

An automatic device for the study of tethered flight in insects

1972 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Cullis ◽  
J. W. Hargrove
Keyword(s):  
Beat Frequency ◽  
Automatic Measurement ◽  
Automatic Device ◽  
Wing Beat ◽  
Flight Duration ◽  
Flight Mill ◽  
Wing Beat Frequency ◽  
Tethered Flight

A flight mill is described which permits the automatic measurement of flight duration, speed, periodicity and wing-beat frequency.

Cercal ablation modifies tethered flight behaviour of cockroach

Nature ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 268 (5620) ◽  
pp. 523-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER J. FRASER
Keyword(s):  
Flight Behaviour ◽  
Tethered Flight

Tethered-flight and Age-related Reproductive Performance of Helicoverpa punctigera (Wallengren) and H. armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Coombs
Keyword(s):  
Adult Life ◽  
Reproductive Activity ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Tethered Flight ◽  
Flight Capacity ◽  
Early Adult Life ◽  
Adult Lives ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
Adult Food

Flight capacity of female and male moths was age dependent in both H. punctigera and H. armigera using a tethered-flight technique. In H. punctigera, flight capacity increased from the first night following emergence up to Night 4, and was maintained at least until Night 10. In H. armigera, a peak in flight capacity occurred on Night 4, followed by a decline with increasing age. Long-flying moths (> 5 h duration) were evident in both species from the night following emergence. Attainment of reproductive maturity was rapid in both species, with 91% of H. punctigera and 77% of H. armigera ovipositing by Night 3. Hence, the increase in flight capacity recorded for both species during early adult life is coincident with the onset of reproductive activity. Both species retain the capacity for extensive inter-crop and inter-regional movement throughout most of the reproductive phase of their adult lives. Neither successful mating or the absence of adult food sources influenced flight capacity during early adult life.

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