Laboratory Rearing of Microbracon vestiticida Vier. on the Bean Weevil, with Notes on the Life History of the Parasite

1943 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert D. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Bean Weevil ◽  
Laboratory Rearing ◽  
History Of

Revision of the life history of the High Arctic moth Gynaephora groenlandica (Wocke) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 1371-1381 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Dean Morewood ◽  
Richard A Ring
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Head Capsule ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Laboratory Rearing ◽  
History Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gynaephora Groenlandica

Many studies have explored the adaptations of arctic and alpine Gynaephora species (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) to their environment, and base-line life-history information is important for the interpretation of such studies. Data and observations on G. groenlandica (Wocke) collected in recent years at Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Canada, contradict some of the life-history information previously published for this species from the same site. Detailed analysis of larval head capsule widths and consideration of growth ratios indicate that there are seven rather than six larval instars and that the pattern of development does not deviate significantly from that defined by the Brooks-Dyar rule. Field-rearing of larvae indicates that first-instar larvae overwinter, while field- and laboratory-rearing both indicate that larvae moult once per year, every year. These data and observations greatly shorten and simplify the life history from that previously published and suggest a life cycle of 7 rather than 14 years. This revised life cycle is not presented as an absolute, in recognition of the potential for individual variation, but rather as typical of the developmental pattern of most of the population. As such, it should provide a useful base line for further studies, especially those addressing the influence of predicted climate change in the Arctic.

LIFE HISTORY OF CRICOTOPUS MYRIOPHYLLI OLIVER (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) IN THE OKANAGAN VALLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

1993 ◽  
Vol 125 (6) ◽  
pp. 979-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian V. MacRae ◽  
Richard A. Ring
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Life History ◽  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Larval Instar ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Laboratory Rearing ◽  
The Third ◽  
First Instar ◽  
History Of ◽  
Rate Of Emergence

AbstractThe life history of Cricotopus myriophylli Oliver is described from both field observations and laboratory rearing of field-collected larvae. The species appears to be univoltine with four larval instars and has a sex ratio of ca. 2:1, males to females. Emergence begins in late May in British Columbia and continues until mid-September, with first-instar larvae present in the field from mid-June to mid-August. Water temperature does not appear to influence the rate of emergence. In the laboratory at 21 °C, larvae complete each of the third and fourth instars in 10–14 days. Cricotopus myriophylli overwinters primarily in the third larval instar, although second and fourth instars were also recovered in field-collected samples. First-instar larvae and eggs were not recovered from winter samples. This species does not appear to undergo a true diapause.

Experimental life history of Echinostoma cinetorchis

1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
S H Lee ◽  
J Y Chai ◽  
S T Hong ◽  
W M Sohn
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
History Of
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