Behaviour of an Insect on an Electrically Charged Surface
- 31 May 1961
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 93 (5) , 391-393
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent93391-5
Abstract
It is well known that living plants possess electrical potentials and radiate electrostatic fields (Lund, 1929a, 1929b; Rurr, 1945; Dewey, 1956; Maund and Chalmers, 1960). Additional charges are added to the plants by raindrops and by splashings from soil, dust, and insecticidal sprays. The following is a report on experiments to show whether charged surfaces influence insect movements.Keywords
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