Effects of daily temperature fluctuation on the growth, development, and reproduction of Loxostege sticticalis

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202508.032

Abstract

Abstract: To clarify the effects of daily temperature fluctuation on the growth, development, and reproduction of a migratory agricultural pest, Loxostege sticticalis, we calculated its life-table parameters under a photoperiod of L16:D8 with three daily constant temperatures (22, 25, 28 ℃) and three daily fluctuating temperatures (L25.5 ℃:D15 ℃ with a mean of 22 ℃, Ⅰ; L30 ℃:D15 ℃ with a mean of 25 ℃, Ⅱ; L34.5 ℃:D15 ℃ with a mean of 28 ℃, Ⅲ) by using the theory of two-sex life table. We predicted population dynamics of L. sticticalis in the following 100 days. Compared to daily constant temperatures of 22 ℃ and 25 ℃, the pupal duration of L. sticticalis under fluctuating temperature regimes Ⅰ and Ⅱ was significantly shortened by 3.0% and 5.5%, while egg production was significantly increased by 31.3% and 31.1%, respectively. Compared to the constant temperature of 22 ℃, fluctuating temperature regime Ⅰ significantly shortened the larval duration by 8.6%, and the population reached its maximum intrinsic rate of increase (r=0.076 d^-1), finite rate of increase (λ=1.078 d^-1), and net reproductive rate (R₀=34.82). Larval survival rate, pupal weight, and body weight of new adult under daily fluctuating temperatures were all lower than those under the corresponding daily constant temperature treatments. Additionally, only 2.6% of L. sticticalis completed life cycle under fluctuating temperature regime Ⅲ. Under daily constant temperature treatments, the adult pre-oviposition period of L. sticticalis was shortened with increasing temperature, averaging a reduction of 0.30 d·℃^-1. Under daily fluctuating temperature, the adult pre-oviposition period of L. sticticalis initially increased and then decreased with rising temperature, among which treatment Ⅱ exhibiting the longest period (5.36 days). We concluded that daily temperature fluctuation could increase the growth and development rate and enhance fecundity and fitness of L. sticticali. The extreme daytime temperature is not conducive to the occurrence of the L. sticticalis population.

Key words: daily fluctuating temperature, Loxostege sticticalis, developmental stage, reproduction, two-sex life table

XU Zun, ZHOU Jingxian, LI Daijing, LYU Changning, AILIFEILA Abulimiti, WAN Guijun, CHEN Fajun. Effects of daily temperature fluctuation on the growth, development, and reproduction of Loxostege sticticalis[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2025, 36(8): 2497-2505.

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