Temperature Effects on Development of the Egg and Nymphal Stages of Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Abstract
When specimens of Lygus hesperus Knight were reared at constant and fluctuating temperatures, no differences occurred in the rate of development of either eggs or nymphs within a range of 15°–35°C. Temperatures of 40°C were lethal to both eggs and nymphs. At a constant temperature of 10°C, eclosion did not occur, but 6 nymphs developed into adults. Time of development for nymphs was about twice that for eggs at a given temperature.

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