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COLD TOLERANCE OF PSEUDALETIA UNIPUNCTA AND PERIDROMA SAUCIA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G.L. Ayre
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2M9

Abstract

Pupae and 3rd-instar larvae of Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haw.) survived longer at 0 and −2°C than other immature stages, and insects reared at 15°C were more cold tolerant than those reared at 20°C. Egg survival at 0°C varied greatly among replicates suggesting genetic differences among females. No adults survived 2 weeks at 0°C. Peridroma saucia (Hub.) would not rear satisfactorily at 15°C and, other than eggs, all stages tested were from rearings at 20°C. Eggs from adults at 15°C were more cold tolerant than those from adults at 20°C. There were no differences in survival among any of the larval stages or pupae. Some adults survived 6 weeks at 0°C. No stage of either species survived over 8 weeks at 0°C nor 4 weeks at −2°C indicating that overwintering on the Canadian prairies is unlikely.

Résumé

Les pupes et les larves du troisième instar de Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haw.) ont survécu plus longtemps à 0 et à −20°C que les autres stades immatures et les insectes élevés à 15°C toléraient mieux le froid que ceux élevés à 20°C. La survie des oeufs à 0°C variait d'une répétition à l'autre, ce qui laisse supposer des différences génétiques chez les femelles. Aucun adulte n'a survécu à 2 semaines à 0°C. Peridroma saucia (Hub.) ne s'élève pas bien à 15°C et, à part les oeufs, tous les stades étudiés provenaient d'élevage à 20°C. Les oeufs d'adultes obtenus à 15°C toléraient mieux le froid que ceux des adultes élevés à 20°C. On n'a pas observé de différences de survie entre les divers stades larvaires ou au stade pupal. Quelques adultes ont résisté 6 semaines à 0°C. Aucun stade biologique des 2 espèces n'a survécu plus de 8 semaines à 0°C ou plus de 4 semaines à −20°C, ce qui rend très peu probables les possibilités d'hivernement dans les Prairies canadiennes.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1985

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