Hatch of Eggs of the Japanese Beetle1 after Storage at Reduced Temperatures 3

Effects of temperature, moisture and thermal acclimation on the biology of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

“…Later in development, the serosa produces a secondary waxy layer among the secondary egg membranes. These waxy layers have been verified for numerous insect species (Agrell, 1964;Baldwin and House, 1954;Beament, 1954;Chapman, 1971;Cloudsley-Thoiripson/ 1562b;Coombs and Woodroffe, 1962;Davies, 1928;Eder, 1940;Edney, 1957;Goonewardene and Townshend, 1974? Heber et al, 1973?…”

“…Generally, it has been found that the maximum rate of oviposition occurs at temperatures approaching the upper limit for reproduction and decreases sharply at higher temperatures and more slowly at lower temperatures (Bursell, 1964a;Cloudsley-Thompson, 1964;Goonewardene and Townshend, 1974;Mueller and Sterm, 1973).…”

“…Temperature and relative humidity extremes have marked affects on reproduction and oviposition in arthropods (Bailey, 1969;Bateman, 1967;Burnett, 1956;Bursell, 1964a;Cloudsley-Thompson, 1970;Coombs and Woodroffe, 1962;Currie, 1967;Edney, 1954b;Goonewardene and Townshend, 1974;Gunn and Causeway, 1938;Hagstrum, 1973;Hagstrum and Leach, 1973;Hobson, 1938;Klomp and Gruys, 1965;Mueller and Stern, 1973;Smith, 1958;Surtees, 1964a;Wigglesworth, 1965). Some insect species exhibit a relatively wide temperature range over which they will lay eggs while others have a very restricted range.…”