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Environmental regulation of the larval diapause of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera : pyralidae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
is of special value to insect species as it provides rhythmic synchronization of the life cycle with that of favorable environmental conditions. Diapause is characterized by a significant reduction in respiratory rate, decrease in the water content, presence...
Nutrition and feeding behavior of the southwestern corn borer Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera : pyralidae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
The aim of the study was: 1) to determine the nutritional requirements of the southwestern com borer for proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals and vitamins, 2) to measure the effects of carbohydrates and lipids on the ...
Photoperiodic time measurement and seasonal adaptation of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
"Photoperiodism is an adaptation which enables organisms to maintain maximum reproductive and survival efficiency under periodically changing environmental conditions. Since daylength is astronomically stable, it gives ...