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Effect Of Rearing Conditions On The Development, Size And Lipid Accumulation Of The True Armyworm, Pseudaletia Unipuncta (Haworth), Maria Angela Marinas

Digitized Theses

Insects migrate in order to escape deteriorating habitats and colonize new ones. However, long distance flight may utilise resources that would otherwise be allocated to reproduction and it has been postulated that migrants have adaptations to reduce the cost of migration to future reproduction. I determined the suitability of the rearing method used extensively for previous studies on Pseudaletia unipuncta adult moth eco- physiology that is primarily based on artificial diets and environmental conditions to mimic cues of habitat quality. I found that there are significant differences in developmental time, mass and lipid accumulation between insects reared under artificial conditions …