Diapause of the Southwestern Corn Borer,Diatraea grandiosella:1Low Temperature Mortality and Geographical Distribution2
作者:
G. M. Chippendale,
A. S. Reddy,
期刊:
Environmental Entomology
(OUP Available online 1974)
卷期:
Volume 3,
issue 2
页码: 233-238
ISSN:0046-225X
年代: 1974
DOI:10.1093/ee/3.2.233
出版商: Oxford University Press
数据来源: OUP
摘要:
The influence of low temperature on the survival and geographical distribution ofDiatraea grandiosellawas examined. Data from both climatological and laboratory observations indicated that low-temperature mortality of diapause larvae is the principal reason that the species has not colonized northern corn-growing states within the U.S.A. Results showed that diapause larvae are susceptible to freezing and cannot successfully overwinter in field conditions where the 10-year-mean January temperature falls below −7°C. This finding correlated with information obtained about the species' coldhardiness. Diapause larvae were found to freeze at ca. −2°C and to supercool to only ca. −8.5°C. Severe mortality occurred when larvae were exposed to −4°C for 2 or 4 weeks. These results provide a basis for predicting the eventual distribution of the species within the United States.
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