Effect of host plants on cold hardiness of overwintering pupae of the cotton bol lworm, Helicoverpa armigera.
Author of the article:YANG Yan-Tao1,2,XIE Bao-Yu1,GAO Zeng-Xiang1,LIU Zhu-Dong1,LI Dian-Mo1
Author's Workplace:(1.State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects andRode nts, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China ; 2. Tongzhou Plant Protection Station,Jiangsu Province, Tongzhou 226300, C hina)
Key Words:Helicoverpa armigera(Hübner); host plant; cold hardiness; supercooling poi nt
Abstract:Measurement of the supercooling point of overwintering pupae of the cot ton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) demonstrated that host plants a ffected their cold hardiness. The supercooling point of diapausing pupae from la rvae f eeding on c