Effect of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Temperature on Biology of Melon Fruit Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett (Tephritidae: Diptera)
| Autor: | Subhash B. Kandakoor, Abraham Verghese, A. K. Chakravarthy, M.A. Rashmi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Melon fly
Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere biology Melon fungi food and beverages biology.organism_classification chemistry.chemical_compound Horticulture chemistry Insect Science Tephritidae Carbon dioxide Normal growth Bactrocera Agronomy and Crop Science Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Melon fruit fly |
| Zdroj: | African Entomology. 27:36 |
| ISSN: | 1021-3589 |
| Popis: | Melon fruit flies are economically important pests of cucurbit vegetables. The development and survival of melon fly was compared at six constant temperatures ranging from 16 to 36 °C and two carbon dioxide levels (380 and 570 ppm) under laboratory conditions. Temperature below 20 °C and above 32 °C proved less favourable for growth and development of melon fruit fly. It exhibited normal growth and development at 24 °C. Temperatures above 24 °C caused mortality of 19.07 % and up to 100 % at 36 °C. But, levels of elevated carbon dioxide did not elicit varied response to growth and development in four generations studied and confirmed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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