Reproductive Development of Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) Adults Under Constant and Variable Temperatures.

ABSTRACT: As water for agriculture becomes less available in the semi-arid western United States, alternative irrigation strategies such as deficit irrigation may be necessary for continued crop production. Alternative irrigation practices in cotton (Gossypium spp. [Malvales: Valvaceae]) can result in episodic drought stress that alters temperature profiles within the crop canopy. These altered temperatures may influence populations of important pests such as Lygus hesperus Knight. Field studies often associate lower population densities of L. hesperus with limited irrigation. Recent studies of the thermal ecology of L. hesperus egg and nymphal development have demonstrated only subtle effects of the high, variable temperatures typical of moderate drought stress in cotton. However, influences of the

SUBMITTER: Brent CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6587689 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature