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ArticlePest management science2017

Migratory flight behaviour of the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus.

Alice L Mauchline, Samantha M Cook, Wilf Powell, Jason W Chapman, Juliet L Osborne

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Article in Pest management science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alice L MauchlineDepartment of AgroEcology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
Samantha M CookDepartment of AgroEcology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5577-2540
Wilf PowellDepartment of AgroEcology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
Jason W ChapmanDepartment of AgroEcology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
Juliet L OsborneDepartment of AgroEcology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
Rothamsted Research · GBUniversity of Exeter · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe field ecology of the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus and its damaging effects on oilseed rape crops are well understood. However, the flight behaviour of M. aeneus, in particular the drivers for migratory movements across the landscape, is not well studied. We combined three established methodologies - suction traps, vertical-looking radar and high-altitude aerial netting - to demonstrate that M. aeneus flies at a range of altitudes at different points during its active season.

resultsBy linking evidence of high-altitude mass migration with immigration of pollen beetles into oilseed rape fields, we were able to 'ground-truth' the results to characterise the seasonal movements of this pest across the landscape.

conclusionWe demonstrate that this novel combination of methodologies can advance our understanding of the population movements of pollen beetles and could provide an opportunity to develop predictive models to estimate the severity and timing of pest outbreaks. © 2017 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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Animal MigrationFlight, AnimalAltitudeAnimalsBrassica napusColeopteraCrops, AgriculturalSeasonsaltitudeBrassicogethes aeneusmigrationmovement ecologypollen beetlepopulation

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PMID28195419
PMCPMC5434912
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