Abstract
SUMMARY Sitona lineatus displays two distinct flight periods; a post‐teneral flight in the late summer and a post‐diapausal flight in the spring. The late summer flight begins as soon as adults start to emerge from pupal cells during late July and continues until mid‐October. Maximum aerial density is observed in late August. Less than 10% of newly emerged adults leave the crop by flight, the rest remain in the soil or move to overwintering sites by walking. Spring flight begins in late March if temperatures are above the 12.5°C flight threshold and reaches a peak in mid‐April.Most migratory flight is downwind. Little trivial flight occurs and once individuals have located a crop, redistribution is by walking. Laboratory studies indicate that adults fly most often during the day, particularly at noon.The size of infestations appeared to be independent of the area of legumes grown in a locality with large differences occurring even between neighbouring fields.Examination of the yields of field experiments at Rothamsted demonstrate an unexpected trend for higher yields in later sown spring bean crops. This may be because late sowing avoids infestation by spring migrants.
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