The Relation of Temperature to the Growth of Insects

Abstract

The meeting was called to order by President Britton at 10.15 a. m.

Some Effects of Fluctuating Temperatures on Metabolism, Development, and Rate of Population Growth in the Cabbage Aphid, Brevicoryne Brassicae

“…Given the necessary apparatus, the use of constant temperatures appears to offer several experimental advantages and indeed many entomologists have uqdertaken extensive life history studies of aphids under these conditions (e.g. Sanderson 1910, Wadley 1931, Wilson 1938, Fenjves 1945, Bonnemaison 1951. However, in nature an animal is subjected to diurnal variation of temperature and it has been found that results obtained from constant temperature experiments often cannot be applied directly to the field (Kozhanchikov 1946, Cloudsley-Thompson 1953.…”

“…We have already shown for the cabbage aphid that this is not the case as at moderate temperatures, at least, the effects of temperature are exponential. Sanderson (1910) pointed out that temperatures could not be considered additive when calculating thermal con-stants, and Kozhanchikov (1946) pointed out some dangers in uncritical temperature summation. Cloudsley-Thompson ( 1953) concluded that it was impossible to use average temperatures for an exact estimation of the influence of weather conditions on the development of insects.…”

Preimaginal Development Response to Constant Temperatures inHypera postica(Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Picking the Best Model

“…Although the idea of using ambient temperature and time to describe development of cold-blooded animals is Ͼ270 yr old (Reaumur 1735 cited in Young and Young 1998), early attempts to relate temperature to insect development go back to the work of Sanderson (1910) and Glen (1922) on Cydia pomonella L. Subsequently, a variety of rate functions or models have been proposed to describe the relationship between temperature and arthropod development (Ludwig 1928, Janisch 1932, Davidson 1942, Pradhan 1945, Stinner et al 1974, Logan et al 1976, Analytis 1977, Lactin et al 1995, Briere et al 1999. They vary with respect to parameter number and basic assumptions about temperature effects near lower and upper limits (Roy et al 2002).…”

An Ecological Study of the Tobacco Beetle, Lasioderma Serricorne Fabr., with Special Reference to Its Life History and Control

“…Bachmetjew ( 1907) assumed that a certain concentration of body fluids was associated with the most rapid metabolism. Sanderson ( 1910) recognized humidity as a factor in the growth of insects. Headlee ( 1914) reported that a low per cent of moisture retarded metabolism, and that a high per cent increased it.…”