Effects of temperature and photoperiod upon adult eclosion of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci
1986
Hoffman, Christopher J. | Byrne, David N.
A series of experiments were conducted to characterize patterns of eclosion by Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) to their adult stage and to determine how these patterns are influenced by certain environmental parameters. Under a constant temperature of 29.5 ± 0.6 °C and a photoperiod of 14: 10 LD, 90% of the adults emerged from their pupal cases between 0600 and 0930 h (with lights on occurring at 0600 h). Few emerged during hours of darkness. The peak time of adult emergence was delayed when temperatures were fluctuated. Under a series of constant temperatures, a significant inverse correlation was found between the time of median emergence (i.e., eclosion of 50% of the total number of adults) and temperature (P < 0.001). No emergence was observed at temperatures below 17 ± 0.3 °C. Emergence patterns persisted under conditions of continuous light and continuous darkness, suggesting the presence of a circadian system.
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