Larvae of the firefly Pyrocoelia pectoralis (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) as possible biological agents to control the land snail Bradybaena ravida
Larvae of the firefly Pyrocoelia pectoralis (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) as possible biological agents to control the land snail Bradybaena ravida
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萤火虫 Pyrocoelia pectoralis(鞘翅目:萤科)的幼虫可能作为控制陆地蜗牛 Bradybaena ravida 的生物制剂
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.02.005
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发表时间:
2013-05-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno
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作者:
Fu, Xinhua;Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno
Rearing experiments with the firefly Pyrocoelia pectoralis demonstrated that the species can be successfully bred under laboratory and field conditions and that there are two types of larva: overwintering and non-overwintering. Comparisons showed that the differentiation between the two larval types occurred after the third larval stage. In the field, non-overwintering larvae pupate in September, emerge in October and produce a second annual generation, while overwintering larvae begin to grow more slowly from the 3rd instar onward, then overwinter to ultimately reach a larger size than the non-overwintering larvae and to pupate in September. Adults emerge in October. Larval development at 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 degrees C was investigated under a photoperiod of L:D = 12:12. At 15 degrees C all larvae died as 4th instars, but from 20 degrees C to 30 degrees C larval phases became increasingly shorter, while at 35 degrees C they lengthened again. Larval feeding capacity increased with higher temperature up to 30 degrees C, but decreased at 35 degrees C. Under three photoperiods, i.e., L:D = 16:8, 12:12 and 8:16 at 25 degrees C, the larval period was shortest under L:D of 16:8 and longest under L:D = 8:16. Feeding capacity of the larvae exhibited a positive correlation with the duration of the dark period. Larvae under longer periods of illumination pupated considerably earlier than those kept one under shorter periods of light exposure. No significant differences in the numbers of overwintering larvae were found in connection with different temperatures and photoperiods. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.