Survival of Insect Eggs After Stratospheric Flights on Jet Aircraft
- 31 March 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 52 (2), 299-301
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/52.2.299
Abstract
Studies were made to determine whether insect eggs on the exterior surfaces of jet aircraft survive flights in the stratosphere. The first flight was at 40,000 feet for 8 minutes at Mach 0.82 (465 knots true air speed) and an air temperature of -57°; the second at 45,000 to 50,000 feet for 30 minutes with 12 minutes above Mach one and an air temperature of -60° Complete mortality of eggs of the yellow-striped army worm (Prodenia ornithogalli Guen.), a representative species of Phalaenidae, the only family reported as laying eggs on aircraft, was obtained in both tests. There was, however, a normal hatch of the cold-resistant eggs of the eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum (F.)) under these conditions.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Insect Survival in Jet Aircraft2Journal of Economic Entomology, 1958
- Insect Eggs Transported on the Outer Surface of Airplanes1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1950
- Transport of Insects on the Exterior of AircraftNature, 1950