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Lethal effects of suboptimal temperatures on immature stages of Anastrepha suspensa
Immature stages of Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae) were exposed for variable periods of time to temperatures ranging from 1.7 to 15.6°C. Lethal effects varied inversely with temperature. Regression equations were calculated and LT50and LT95values (lethal time for 50% and 95% mortal...
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Published in: | The Florida entomologist 1984-06, Vol.67 (2), p.189-193 |
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Summary: | Immature stages of Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae) were exposed for variable periods of time to temperatures ranging from 1.7 to 15.6°C. Lethal effects varied inversely with temperature. Regression equations were calculated and LT50and LT95values (lethal time for 50% and 95% mortality) are presented. Data points for all stages showed high linearity when percentage mortalities were converted to probits and plotted against log-days (exposure time), providing correlation coefficients within the range of 0.934-0.999. Susceptibility to cold decreased with the age of the eggs at the temperatures and exposure periods tested. Less than 50% of mature larvae were killed from exposure to 15.6°C for 28 days, but 7.2°C for 7 days produced 99.8% mortality. Exposure to 15.6°C had essentially no lethal effect on pupae and 12.8°C for 28 days killed only 45.4% of them. Two-day-old pupae were more sensitive than older groups exposed to 4.4°C. By comparison, mortality of 2-day-old pupae exposed to this temperature for 3 days was 99.8% while mortality of 10-day-old pupae exposed for 15 days was 99.9%. The order of susceptibility (LT95) of immature stages of A. suspensa exposed to 7.2°C was larvae > eggs > pupae. /// Estadios inmaduros de Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (Diptera: Tephritidae) fueron sometidos durante diferente periódos de tiempo a temperaturas de 1.7 a 15.6°C. El efecto letal varió inversamente a la temperatura. Se calculó la ecuación de regresión y los valores de TL50y TL95(tiempo letal para mortalidades de 50 y 95%). Todos los estadíos mostraron alta linealidad cuando los porcentages de mortalidad se pasaron a probits y se representaron en gráfica coeficientes de correlación de rango de 0.934 a 0.999. La susceptibilidad al frío disminuyó con la edad de los huevos para los períodos de tiempo y exposición probados. Menos de un 50% de larvas maduras murieron al exponerlas a 15.6°C durante 28 días, pero una exposición a 7.2°C durante 7 días produjo una mortalidad de 99.8%. La exposición de las pupas a 15.6°C no tuvo efecto letal y a 12.8°C durante 28 días solo mató el 45.4%. Las pupas de dos días de edad fueron más sensibles que el grupo de mayor edad expuestos a 4.4°C. En comparación la mortalidad de pupas de dos días de edad expuestas a esta temperatura durante tres días fué de 99.8%, mientras que la mortalidad de pupas de 10 días de edad expuestas durante 15 días fué de 99.9%. En orden de suceptibilidad al frío (TL95) de estadios inmaduros de A. s |
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ISSN: | 0015-4040 1938-5102 |
DOI: | 10.2307/3493937 |