Environmental Entomology (1986) 15, 1022-1027

James E. Throne and C.J. Eckenrode (1986)
Development rates for the seed maggots Delia platura and D. florilega (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)
Environmental Entomology 15 (5), 1022-1027
Abstract: Duration of immature stages of seedcorn maggots (SCM), Delia platura (Meigen), and bean seed maggots (BSM), D. florilega (Zetterstedt), was determined at eight constant temperatures from 5 to 40°C. No SCM or BSM survived to second instar at either 5 or 40°C. No BSM survived to the adult stage at 35°C. Duration of immature stages varied from 240 days at 10°C to 17 days at 35°C. A computer model developed using the SCM development rate data closely simulated SCM development in the field during the growing season.
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Database assignments for author(s): James E. Throne

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
environment - cropping system/rotation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Delia platura		U.S.A. (NE)
	Delia florilega		U.S.A. (NE)