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Effect of temperature on development rates, fecundity & longevity of the groundnut leaf miner, Aproaerema modicella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Thomas G. Shanower ,
Andrew P. Gutierrez  and
John A. Wightman
Thomas G. Shanower*
Affiliation:
Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Andrew P. Gutierrez
Affiliation:
Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley, USA
John A. Wightman
Affiliation:
Legumes Entomology, ICRISAT, Andhra Pradesh, India
*
Correspondence and present address: Thomas G. Shanower, Legumes Entomology, ICRISAT, Patancheru P.O., Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India.
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Abstract

Threshold temperatures, growth rates and physiological development times were calculated for the egg, larval and pupal stages of the groundnut leaf-miner, Aproaerema modicella (Deventer), a key pest of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and soyabean (Glycine max) in India. The life cycle of Aproaerema modicella required 660 degree-days (DD) above threshold temperatures (12.4°C for eggs, 11.3° for larvae and 14.7° for pupae). A function fitted to the adult longevity and fecundity data describes the effect of temperature and female age on fecundity. Egg production was greatest at 30°C and declined at lower and higher temperatures. Head capsule width measurements indicated that five larval instars are typical in India. The results obtained are discussed in the context of earlier work.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , September 1993 , pp. 413 - 419
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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