Reproductive Efficiency of the Alfalfa Weevil,Hypera postica,1at Constant and Alternating Temperatures2
作者:
G. Leonard LeCato,
R. L. Pienkowski,
期刊:
Environmental Entomology
(OUP Available online 1972)
卷期:
Volume 1,
issue 2
页码: 166-169
ISSN:0046-225X
年代: 1972
DOI:10.1093/ee/1.2.166
出版商: Oxford University Press
数据来源: OUP
摘要:
Oviposition and egg hatchability of once-mated, nondiapauseHypera postica(Gyllenhal) were studied for 35 weeks under constant temperatures (10, 23, and 30°C) and alternating temperatures (4.5 and 15.5°C each 12 hours). Maximum oviposition (1788 eggs per female) occurred at alternating temperatures (4.5–15.5°C). Oviposition at 10 and 23°C, though not significantly different from each other, was significantly less than oviposition at 4.5–15.5°C. A temperature of 30°C was unfavorable for oviposition.The maximum number (1022 eggs per female) and percent (90%) of viable eggs occurred at 23°C, indicating that an intermediate temperature was optimal for fertilization. Egg hatchability at 4.5–15.5°C was reduced to 36% because 4.5° apparently disrupted sperm activity and because sperm were depleted in late oviposition. Egg hatchability at 10°C also was reduced (32 % ). Egg hatchability at 30°C was reduced to 0 after 4 weeks. Females which had been at 30°C laid viable eggs when they were remated after 8 weeks and held at 23°C.
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