The Pick-up of Spray Droplets by flying Locusts
- 1 March 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Bulletin of Entomological Research
- Vol. 45 (1) , 177-197
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300026894
Abstract
Measurements of the Horizontal Equivalent Area (HEA) of flying locusts and the toxic efficiency of Mk. IV DNC solution, as a function of spray droplet size, have been made using Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.) flying “ naturally ” in a wind tunnel. The experimental conditions, including visual stimuli, for “ natural ” flight were determined by means of a flight balance. The observed values of locust airspeed varied from 2·5 to 6·5 metres per second with a mean value of about 3·2 metres per second.Keywords
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