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Modelling the combined effects of photoperiod and temperature on diapause induction in Apolygus lucorum ( Meyer‐Dür ) across different latitudes
Author(s) -
Feng Hongqiang,
Jin Yinli,
Zhang Yanfang,
Huang Jianrong,
Feng Hongyun,
Hou Youming
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.6247
Subject(s) - diapause , photoperiodism , latitude , pest analysis , biology , population , incidence (geometry) , low latitude , environmental factor , ecology , larva , botany , demography , geography , mathematics , geometry , geodesy , sociology
BACKGROUND The green mirid bug Apolygus lucorum is a dominant pest species on multiple crops over a wide area in northern China. However, the combined effect of photoperiod and temperature on diapause induction in this species across different latitudes is not clear. Thus, the combined effects of temperature (17–29 °C) and photoperiod (11:13 h to 15:9 h light/dark) on diapause induction for seven geographic populations, collected at latitudes between 30.47°N and 38.30°N, were investigated. RESULTS A model, I = (15 – p )/(30 – p – 1.923( t – 16) 1/2 + 0.4499 t – 0.015 L – 19.5389) was established to predict diapause incidence ( I ) using photophase ( p ), temperature ( t ) and latitude ( L ). In most cases, the diapause incidence predicted by the model was within or close to the 95% confidence interval estimated from independently observed field data. CONCLUSION Diapause incidence in A. lucorum was influenced nonlinearly by temperature and photoperiod across different latitudes. The model established in this study is valid for predicting diapause incidence in this pest over a wide area in northern China, and thus can be incorporated into an areawide population dynamic model of this pest. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry