Journal article
Moisture is required for the termination of egg diapause in the chrysomelid beetle, Homichloda barkeri
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Vol.93(2), pp.201-207
1999
Abstract
Four factors (moisture, light regime, temperature, food type) were examined for their effects on the embryonic diapause of Homichloda (Weiseana) barkeri (Jacoby) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biocontrol agent for prickly acacia, Acacia nilotica (L.) Willdenew ex Delile (Mimosaceae). Moisture is critical for termination of diapause. A single wetting of eggs resulted in a low hatch rate while a sequence of wetting events followed by periods of dryness produced a high hatch rate. A relatively constant proportion of embryos within each batch initiated development at each wetting event, with hatching complete after the eighth wetting event in these trials. An extended interval between wetting events, tested at up to 23 days, did not result in a decreased overall hatch rate. A threshold time of exposure to moisture of between 3 to 6 h is required before development proceeds. The response of eggs to the moisture regime is seen as a strategy for taking advantage of available food after rainfall by terminating diapause, rather than merely a quiescent response to the absence of moisture. Temperature affected development time and the proportion of eggs that developed. Experimental manipulations of photoperiod and host-plant availability showed no effect on embryonic development.
Details
- Title
- Moisture is required for the termination of egg diapause in the chrysomelid beetle, Homichloda barkeri
- Authors
- Helen F Nahrung (Author) - University of QueenslandD J Merritt (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Vol.93(2), pp.201-207
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 1999
- DOI
- 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1999.00579.x
- ISSN
- 0013-8703
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450490302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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