Anoplophora glabripennis is a recently introduced pest of hardwoods. Research to study its flight behavior
was conducted in the field in Ningxia A.R., China. To
study the flight propensity of A. glabripennis, adult
beetles were observed in population density and model
tree experiments. Beetles were more likely to fly
when a greater number of beetles were placed on a
tree. Beetles placed on model trees also exhibited a
greater propensity towards flight, than did beetles
placed on real trees. Under more favorable conditions
beetles rarely flew from the trees on which they were
placed.
Species 1: Coleoptera Cerambycidae Anoplophora glabripennis
Keywords: invasive species, Asian longhorned beetle
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