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Use of radio telemetry for studying flight movements of #Paysandisia archon# (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)

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Liegeois M., Tixier P., Beaudoin-Ollivier L.
2016

The moth Paysandisia archon is an invasive species that infests palm trees in the Mediterranean Basin. The immature stages occur exclusively inside the palm crown, whereas adults fly to mate and locate a new host plant. Here, we describe the use of small radio transmitters (0.27 g) for tracing the movements of P. archon adults. We report the first successful use of radio telemetry to track flight ...

Ravageurs des plantes; Méthodes de relevé

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