Effects of a juvenile hormone analogue on the eggs, post‐embryonic development, metamorphosis and diapause induction of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
- Vol. 50 (3) , 255-263
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1989.tb01200.x
Abstract
The effect of a juvenile hormone analogue, S‐71639, was tested on the eggs, four larval instars and adults of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, by topical application or after treatment of the foodplant. The last larval instar is very sensitive to S‐71639. Treatment of this instar delayed the onset of pupation and prevented adult emergence. Treated animals showed severe abnormalities, but they were not immediately killed at the doses used in this study. Treatment of larvae also interfered with the photoperiodic induction of diapause. Adults, kept under diapausing conditions, started to lay eggs after treatment with S‐71639. The ovicidal effect of the compound was rather weak. The implications for practical use of S‐71639 in control of the Colorado potato beetle are being discussed.Résumé: Effets d'un analogue d'hormone juvénile sur les oeufs, le développement post‐embryonic, la metamorphose et l'induction de la diapause chez le doryphore, Leptinotarsa decemlineataL'effet d'un analogue de l'hormone juvénile, S‐71639, a été testé sur les oeufs, les quatre stades larvaires et les adultes du doryphore, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, par application topique ou après traitement de la plante‐hôte. Le dernier stade larvaire est très sensible au S‐71639. Le traitement de ce stade retarde le début de la métamorphose et empêche l'émergence adulte. Les animaux traités montrent de graves anomalies, mais ne sont pas immédiatement tués par les doses utilisées dans cette étude. Le traitement des larves perturbe aussi l'induction photopériodique de la diapause. Les adultes placés dans des conditions de diapause, commencent à pondre après traitement au S‐71639. L'effet ovicide de la substance est plutôt faible. Les implications pour l'utilisation pratique du S‐71639 dans la lutte contre le doryphore sont discutées.Keywords
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