Temperature and humidity responses of the arctic‐alpine seed bug Nysius groenlandicus

• Published in: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
• Main Authors: Böcher, Jens, Nachman, Gösta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Søndre strømfjord
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00831.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1570-7458.2001.00831.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00831.x

Abstract Field observations in Greenland as well as arena choice experiments showed that the arctic‐alpine seed bug Nysius groenlandicus (Zetterstedt) (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) is markedly xerophilous and thermophilous, preferring temperatures around 30 °C. Some variation in thermo‐preference was fou...