September 2021

Do non-diapausing insects respond to different photoperiods: Spodoptera littoralis?

Photoperiod is a great factor in determining the developmental pattern (continued development vs. suspended development, this is, diapause) of many insect pests. The cotton leaf worm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) is non-diapaused insect. Knowledge about how developmental pathway of S. littoralis responds to photoperiod is necessary for mass rearing of the pest and its parasitoids and may suggest new control...

Author(s): Esmat M. Hegazi, Wedad E. Khafagi and Essam Agamy