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Some Effects of Relative Humidity on Development of Pupae of the Apple Maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. T. A. Neilson
W. T. A. Neilson
Affiliation:
Entomology and Plant Pathology Section, Research Station, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture Fredericton, New Brunswick
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Abstract

Laboratory studies showed that the emergence of Rhagoletis pomonella is affected by the relative humidity of the environment. When pupae were incubated at 77° F. and relative humidities of 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 the percentages of emergence were 0, 0, 4, 81 and 70 respectively.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 96 , Issue 5 , May 1964 , pp. 810 - 811
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1964

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