Cho, M.K., Kwon, H.R., Yu, Y.M., & Youn, Y.N. 2018 Development by Temperatures and Copulation Flight of Comstock mealybug, Pseudococcus comstocki. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 57(2): 105-115
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Notes: the present study, the sex pheromone of comstock mealybug was used for investigating the flying acts of the adult male. The flight of the male comstock mealybug was mostly restricted to a 2-4 hour period after sunrise, even if condition of light period is changed. Male mealybugs were incapable of upwind flight towards an attractant when air velocity was 1.5 mph. Many captured males at 0.5, 1, and 5 m, and the number of captured males were similar in 10, 15, and 20 m. Male mealybugs were captured up to a distance of 50 m, suggesting that it is possible to control the male mealybugs that are more than 50 m away when sex pheromone traps are used.
