Spotted-wing Drosophila Flight Response in Free Flight and Tethered Flight Mill

Winter and summer morph Drosophila suzukii flight behavior on a tethered flight mill and free flight chamber was documented. The purpose of this data were to document the limitations, benefits, and effects the two methods could have on assessing an insect’s flight capacity.

Description
The data set contains flight behaviors of lab-reared summer and winter morphs Drosophila suzukii on a tethered flight mill and in a free flight chamber. For tethered flight mill we recorded propensity (flight or no flight), velocity, density, and duration of flight. For the free flight chamber we recorded propensity, phototaxis (flight towards sunlight cue), bouts (the number of take-offs), and duration of flight.

Funding information
Sponsorship: Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (through the the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund; mitppc.umn.edu)