Sweetpotato Weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers1): Development, Fecundity, and Longevity
- 15 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 74 (5) , 478-481
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/74.5.478
Abstract
Temperature affected the development and longevity of the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers), reared on sweet potato variety Jewel. Mean developmental time decreased as temperature increased from 20 to 30°C. Adult weevils lived longest at 15°C, indicating that prolonged storage of sweet potatoes at 15°C will not eliminate weevil populations. Frequency of mating, availability of males, and crowding significantly affected fecundity.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Field Selection of Sweet Potato Lines and Cultivars for Resistance to the Sweetpotato Weevil1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1980
- Resistance of New Sweetpotato Seedlings and Varieties to Attack by the Sweet potato WeevilJournal of Economic Entomology, 1947