Differences in Reproductive Potential, Feeding Rate, and Longevity of Boll Weevils Mated in the Fall and in the Fall and Spring
- 1 April 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 56 (2) , 180-181
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/56.2.180
Abstract
Differences in reproductive potential of boll weevils (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) mated in the fall and in the fall and spring were studied. Oviposition capabilities, viability of eggs produced, amount of feeding, and longevity were determined. From 8% to 20% of female weevils were incapable of producing eggs. The female weevils not allowed to remate in the spring produced about 50% fewer eggs than those which remated, but the oviposition and preoviposition periods were not significantly different. Among groups of weevils which emerged normally, there was no difference in longevity between females remated in the spring and those mated only the previous fall.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Egg Deposition by Boll Weevils Isolated from Males During Hibernation Period and After Spring Emergence1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1962