CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF INSECTS IN THE FREE ATMOSPHERE: PART II: SURFACE AND UPPER WINDS
- 1 February 1945
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 77 (2), 21-28
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent7721-2
Abstract
The atmosphere as a distribution medium for insects has been the subject of extensive investigations, through trapping by kite and by aircraft. It has been found that insects are present at heights in excess of four kilometers, where the temperature is at freezing or below.Keywords
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