Dispersal by flight of leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha: Homoptera)
Dispersal by flight of leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha: Homoptera)
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叶蝉飞行传播(Auchenorhyncha:同翅目)
DOI:
10.2307/2401864
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发表时间:
1973
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Silwood Park
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作者:
Auchenorrhyncha Homoptera;BY N. Waloff;Silwood Park
In the last few years a series of studies on the bionomics and ecology of leafhoppers have been carried out at the Imperial College Field Station, Silwood Park, Berkshire. Results of a survey of the species breeding in acidic grasslands have been reported (Waloff & Solomon 1973). Dispersal by flight of leafhoppers and the catches in the aerial suction traps and in various interference traps, have also been studied. The interest in these problems is two-fold, firstly, because dispersal to and from breeding sites contributes to fluctuations in the sizes of populations (see May 1971; Tay 1972; Solomon 1973) and, secondly, because many of these plant-sucking insects are vectors of plant diseases; transmitting viruses or mycoplasma to various graminaceous crops, clover, strawberries and other plants (Slykhuis & Watson 1958; Watson & Sinha 1959; Raatikainen & Tinnila 1959; Maramorosch, Shikata & Granados 1968; Fewkes 1969; Nakasuji & Kiritani 1970). Little is known about the times of the year in which the leaf hoppers in Britain disperse by flight, and these aspects have been summarized in this paper. In this country, leafhoppers are considered pests of minor importance only, but in parts of Europe, in North America and in tropical countries the effects of transmitted plant diseases and of direct damage caused by leafhoppers on crops assume a high significance. Recently, the direct effects of feeding, coupled with the intense outbreaks of the delphacid Saccharosydne saccharivora (Westw.) on sugar cane throughout he Caribbean have been described (Metcalfe 1971). Closely associated with dispersal by flight are the problems of alary polymorphism, which are both widespread and diversified throughout he Auchenorrhyncha.