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Effect of photoperiod and temperature on the intensity of pupal diapause in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2013

Chao Chen ,
Qin-Wen Xia ,
Shu Fu ,
Xian-Fu Wu  and
Fang-Sen Xue
Chao Chen
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Physiology, Ecology and Cultivation of Double Cropping Rice, Ministry of Agriculture, China Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Jiangxi Province, China Institute of Entomology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
Qin-Wen Xia
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Physiology, Ecology and Cultivation of Double Cropping Rice, Ministry of Agriculture, China Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Jiangxi Province, China Institute of Entomology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
Shu Fu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Physiology, Ecology and Cultivation of Double Cropping Rice, Ministry of Agriculture, China Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Jiangxi Province, China Institute of Entomology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
Xian-Fu Wu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Physiology, Ecology and Cultivation of Double Cropping Rice, Ministry of Agriculture, China Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Jiangxi Province, China Institute of Entomology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
Fang-Sen Xue*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Physiology, Ecology and Cultivation of Double Cropping Rice, Ministry of Agriculture, China Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Jiangxi Province, China Institute of Entomology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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Abstract

The intensity of pupal diapause in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) was investigated under both laboratory and natural conditions. By transferring diapausing pupae induced under LD 11:13, LD 12:12 and LD 13:11 at 20, 22 and 25 °C to 25 °C combined with LD 15:9 to terminate diapause the rearing day length of 11 h evoked greater intensity of diapause than did 12 and 13 h at 25 °C; whereas the rearing temperature of 25 °C evoked more intense diapause than did 20 and 22 °C under LD 11:13. By transferring diapausing pupae induced under LD 12:12 at 20 and 22 °C to six temperatures of 18, 20, 22, 25, 28 and 31 °C combined with LD 15:9 to terminate diapause, the duration of diapause was significantly shortened from 146 days at 18 °C to 24 days at 31 °C, showing that high temperatures significantly accelerate diapause development. Furthermore, the duration of diapause was significantly longer at the rearing temperature of 22 °C than that at 20 °C when the diapause-terminating temperatures were 20 and 22 °C. Chilling at 5 °C did not shorten the duration of diapause but lengthened it when chilling period was included. However, chilling plays an important role in synchronizing adult emergence. Rearing temperature of 22 °C also evoked more intense diapause than did 20 °C in most chilling treatments. When the overwintering pupae were transferred at different times from natural temperatures to 25 °C, it was found that the earlier the transfer took place, the earlier the adults emerged when the time spent under natural conditions was included. However, cool temperatures before March showed an enhanced effect on diapause development at 20 °C, suggesting that the high diapause-terminating temperature can offset the effect of chilling on diapause development. The result of diapause termination under natural conditions suggests that the developmental threshold for post-diapause development in H. armigera should be around 17.5 °C.

Keywords

Helicoverpa armigeradiapauseintensityphotoperiodtemperature
Type
Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 104 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 12 - 18
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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