Thermal requirements of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) and influence of temperature on its population growth on tomato

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  • Department of Entomology, Dr YSP University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan - 173230, Himachal Pradesh ,IN
  • Department of Entomology, Dr YSP University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan - 173230, Himachal Pradesh ,IN
  • Department of Entomology, Dr YSP University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan - 173230, Himachal Pradesh ,IN
  • Department of Entomology, Dr YSP University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan - 173230, Himachal Pradesh ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2020/23249

Keywords:

Fecundity, reproduction, survival, temperature, Tuta absoluta

Abstract

The present study deals with the impact of temperature on development, survival, reproduction and population growth of a recently invaded and the most destructive pest of tomato, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) with the aim to understand its possible expansion in different agro-climatic zones. Though T. absoluta was able to develop between 15° and 35°C, temperature around 25°-30°C was more suitable. Survival and fecundity were highest at 25°C and lowest at 35°C. Developmental threshold for different developmental stages of the pest varied from 6.2 to 9.5°C, while the thermal constant required by the insect to complete the development from egg to adult emergence was 500 degree-days. Population growth parameters were also influenced significantly by the rearing temperature. Intrinsic rate of increase, net reproductive rate and finite rate of increase was higher at 25° and 30°C as compared to other temperature regimes. The study concludes that T. absoluta can be a serious pest of tomato in mid-hills of north-western Himalayan region and the southern plains of India where temperatures varies between 15-35°C. Furthermore, the developmental threshold values indicate that the pest can develop and survive at temperatures as low as 6-9°C without entering the diapause as long as the food is available.

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2020-07-17

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Negi, S., P. L., S., S. C., V., & R. S., C. (2020). Thermal requirements of <i>Tuta absoluta</i> (Meyrick) and influence of temperature on its population growth on tomato. Journal of Biological Control, 34(1), 73–81. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2020/23249

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Received 2019-01-29
Accepted 2019-04-24
Published 2020-07-17

 

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