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Behaviour of an Insect on an Electrically Charged Surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M. G. Maw
M. G. Maw
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute for Biological Control, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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It is well known that living plants possess electrical potentials and radiate electrostatic fields (Lund, 1929a, 1929b; Rurr, 1945; Dewey, 1956; Maund and Chalmers, 1960). Additional charges are added to the plants by raindrops and by splashings from soil, dust, and insecticidal sprays. The following is a report on experiments to show whether charged surfaces influence insect movements.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 93 , Issue 5 , May 1961 , pp. 391 - 393
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1961

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