Flirty Flashing Flies: Field Testing of Midge Fly Responses to Simulated Visual Mating Cues

Presenter Information

Makayla Deyling, Biological Sciences

Abstract

We used a programmed set of LED lights to mimic the mating cues of male midge flies to attract female mates in the field.

Keywords:

entomology, biology, fieldwork, midge flies

Co-presenters

Sarah Romer

Status

Undergraduate

Department

Biological Sciences

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Campus

Athens

Faculty Mentor

Brodie, Bekka

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Flirty Flashing Flies: Field Testing of Midge Fly Responses to Simulated Visual Mating Cues

We used a programmed set of LED lights to mimic the mating cues of male midge flies to attract female mates in the field.