Citation:

3 R Kisimoto, K Sogawa. 1995. Migration of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens and the white-backed planthopper Sogatella furcifera in East Asia: the role of weather and climate. Pages 67-91. In: Insect Migration: tracking resources through space and time. VA Drake, AG Gatehouse (editors). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge CB2 1RP, UK, 457 pages.

Keywords: planthoppers as pests of rice in East Asia, planthopper migratory flight, flight capacity, migratory flight and atmospheric conditions, takeoff, horizontal displacement, landing, the climate of

East Asia and its relation to planthopper migration, the annual cycle of planthopper migration in East Asia, the initial northward movement out of the tropics in spring, subsequent northward movements within the subtropical and temperate zones during the Bai-u season, movements during summer and early autumn, after the Bai-u season, southward movements during Autumn, and the return to the overwintering areas, movements within the permanent breeding area, synoptic weather maps showing airflow