Diet Effect on Psacothea hilaris hilaris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) performance under laboratory conditions
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
Diet Effect on Psacothea hilaris hilaris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) performance under laboratory conditions / D. Lupi, C. Jucker, A. Rocco, S. Cappellozza, M. Colombo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH. - ISSN 2319-1473. - (2015 Jul).
Abstract:
As both climate and food can affect insect
development, in order to deep the knowledge on Psacothea
hilaris hilaris (Pascoe) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae,
Lamiinae) biology, four treatments were tested to evaluate
the effects of diet composition and temperature on some
biological traits of this longicorn beetle. P. h. hilaris survival,
pre-imaginal developmental traits, adult size, sex-ratio,
longevity, fecundity and duration of the oviposition period
have been examined in order to evaluate the direct influence
of the diet on larvae as well as the effect of pre-imaginal
feeding on adult performances. Treatments investigating the
maximum rearing temperature and the diet with the lowest
content of mulberry showed the lowest rate of larval survival
and adult longevity. Despite no variation in adult body size
was estimated in relation to preimaginal rearing condition,
significant differences were observed in adult performances:
fecundity and oviposition behaviour were significantly higher
at 25°C compared to 30°C, but no differences were recorded
on the pre-oviposition period.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Artificial Media, Diet Quality, Exotic Species, Fecundity, Temperature Dependence
Elenco autori:
D. Lupi, C. Jucker, A. Rocco, S. Cappellozza, M. Colombo
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