Influence of Temperature and Photoperiod on Survival and Development of Eoreuma loftini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
James M Villegas, Rodrigo Diaz, Michael J Stout, Fin Papitchaya, Blake E Wilson, David G James · 2024
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Description
A team of entomologists measures how heat and day length shape a crop pest's life cycle in a paper from 2024. The pest is the Mexican rice borer, a moth larva that attacks sugarcane, rice, and corn. It is spreading northward in the United States from subtropical areas. The team raised the insects under many temperature and light settings and recorded survival and development at each life stage.
Eggs and adults suffered at high heat, while larvae failed to mature in the cold. Larvae survived hard freezes surprisingly well, especially after short-day exposure. Extreme heat for more than a day killed all larvae. The authors say this toughness may aid the pest's northward spread.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | James M Villegas, Rodrigo Diaz, Michael J Stout, Fin Papitchaya, Blake E Wilson, David G James |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |