Jh. Na et Mi. Ryoo, The influence of temperature on development of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae) on dried vegetable commodities, J STORED PR, 36(2), 2000, pp. 125-129
The development of the immature stages of Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) in
six dried vegetable commodities was studied at five temperatures ranging f
rom 17 to 32 +/- 0.5 degrees C. The rate of development was not significant
ly affected by diet at 17 degrees C but at the higher temperatures was fast
est on green onion and generally was slowest on onion. The rate of developm
ent increased with temperature on all diets. Immature survival was highest
on green onion, followed by green paak ts'oi and then carrot, pepper, cabba
ge and onion. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.