Diel periodicity of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) under field conditions.

ABSTRACT: Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), an economically important pest of blueberry and other thin-skinned fruits, persists and prolifically reproduces under seemingly lethal climatic conditions in the field. However, behavioral and physiological mechanisms employed by D. suzukii to tolerate such extreme climatic conditions in the field are unknown. The primary objective of this project was to investigate diel periodicity of D. suzukii and their reproductive success under field conditions as related by climatic factors such as temperature and relative humidity. Results show that D. suzukii reproductive success was significantly higher during the night (including dawn and dusk periods) than the day in terms of oviposition, pupation, adult eclosion, and the number of progeny p

SUBMITTER: Evans RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5302832 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature