Document Type
Peer-Review Article
Abstract
Controlled laboratory experiments were conducted to study the influence of temperature on production of eggs by a sunflower stem weevil Cylindrocopturus adspersus. Maximum egg production occurred when the temperature was 30± 1°C. At 27C the rate of egg production was lower than at 30°C but significant only at the P < 0.1 level. At 20, 23. and 35C egg production was significantly lower than at 30°C (P < 0.05) indicating that temperature can be an important factor in regulating the fecundity of this species.
Recommended Citation
Barker, John F.
1987.
"Influence of Temperature on Egg Production in Sunflower Stem Weevil Cylindrocopturus Adspersus (Coleoptera: Cucurlionidae),"
The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 20
(4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1619
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol20/iss4/2