Entomology Collections, Miscellaneous
Title
Quantitative Analysis of Temperature., Moisture., and Diet Factors Affecting Insect Development
Date of this Version
1988
Abstract
Extensive published data on the developmental times of nine species of stored-product Coleoptera in relation to temperature, moisture, and diet were described by regression equations. At most temperatures, the order of relative influence of these factors on development was temperature > moisture > diet. However, moisture and diet influenced larval development more than temperature near the optimal temperature for development of each species. Egg, larval, and pupal stage durations at 27°C averaged 15, 66, and 19% of the total developmental time, respectively, at moistures above 12%, and 12, 72, and 15% of total developmental time at moistures below 12%. Similar percentages were found at other temperatures between 20 and 35°C.
Comments
Published in Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 81(4): 539-546 (1988).