Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size

Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size

Show other versions (2)

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect of keeping three couples in the same cage, and the size of adults emerged from small, medium-sized and large pupae (278.67 mg; 333.20 mg and 381.58 mg, respectively), on the reproductive potential of S. eridania (Stoll, 1782) adults, under controlled conditions (25 ± 1 °C, 70% RH and 14 hour photophase). We evaluated the survival, number of copulations, fecundity and fertility of the adult females. The survival of females from these different pupal sizes did not differ statistically, but the survival of males from large pupae was statistically shorter than from small pupae. Fecundity differed significantly and correlated positively with size. The number of effective copulations (espematophores) and fertility did not vary significantly with pupal size. Our results emphasize the importance of indicating the number of copulations and the size of the insects when reproductive parameters are compared.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Specht,A., Montezano,D. G., Sosa-Gómez,D. R., Paula-Moraes,S. V., Roque-Specht,V. F., Barros,N. M.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016000200526
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id oai:scielo:S1519-69842016000200526
record_format ojs
spelling oai:scielo:S1519-698420160002005262016-06-16Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the sizeSpecht,A.Montezano,D. G.Sosa-Gómez,D. R.Paula-Moraes,S. V.Roque-Specht,V. F.Barros,N. M. Southern armyworm spermatophore fertility reproduction Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect of keeping three couples in the same cage, and the size of adults emerged from small, medium-sized and large pupae (278.67 mg; 333.20 mg and 381.58 mg, respectively), on the reproductive potential of S. eridania (Stoll, 1782) adults, under controlled conditions (25 ± 1 °C, 70% RH and 14 hour photophase). We evaluated the survival, number of copulations, fecundity and fertility of the adult females. The survival of females from these different pupal sizes did not differ statistically, but the survival of males from large pupae was statistically shorter than from small pupae. Fecundity differed significantly and correlated positively with size. The number of effective copulations (espematophores) and fertility did not vary significantly with pupal size. Our results emphasize the importance of indicating the number of copulations and the size of the insects when reproductive parameters are compared.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology v.76 n.2 20162016-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016000200526en10.1590/1519-6984.23114
institution SCIELO
collection OJS
country Brasil
countrycode BR
component Revista
access En linea
databasecode rev-scielo-br
tag revista
region America del Sur
libraryname SciELO
language English
format Digital
author Specht,A.
Montezano,D. G.
Sosa-Gómez,D. R.
Paula-Moraes,S. V.
Roque-Specht,V. F.
Barros,N. M.
spellingShingle Specht,A.
Montezano,D. G.
Sosa-Gómez,D. R.
Paula-Moraes,S. V.
Roque-Specht,V. F.
Barros,N. M.
Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size
author_facet Specht,A.
Montezano,D. G.
Sosa-Gómez,D. R.
Paula-Moraes,S. V.
Roque-Specht,V. F.
Barros,N. M.
author_sort Specht,A.
title Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size
title_short Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size
title_full Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size
title_fullStr Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size
title_full_unstemmed Reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size
title_sort reproductive potential of spodoptera eridania (stoll) (lepidoptera: noctuidae) in the laboratory: effect of multiple couples and the size
description Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect of keeping three couples in the same cage, and the size of adults emerged from small, medium-sized and large pupae (278.67 mg; 333.20 mg and 381.58 mg, respectively), on the reproductive potential of S. eridania (Stoll, 1782) adults, under controlled conditions (25 ± 1 °C, 70% RH and 14 hour photophase). We evaluated the survival, number of copulations, fecundity and fertility of the adult females. The survival of females from these different pupal sizes did not differ statistically, but the survival of males from large pupae was statistically shorter than from small pupae. Fecundity differed significantly and correlated positively with size. The number of effective copulations (espematophores) and fertility did not vary significantly with pupal size. Our results emphasize the importance of indicating the number of copulations and the size of the insects when reproductive parameters are compared.
publisher Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
publishDate 2016
url http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016000200526
work_keys_str_mv AT spechta reproductivepotentialofspodopteraeridaniastolllepidopteranoctuidaeinthelaboratoryeffectofmultiplecouplesandthesize
AT montezanodg reproductivepotentialofspodopteraeridaniastolllepidopteranoctuidaeinthelaboratoryeffectofmultiplecouplesandthesize
AT sosagomezdr reproductivepotentialofspodopteraeridaniastolllepidopteranoctuidaeinthelaboratoryeffectofmultiplecouplesandthesize
AT paulamoraessv reproductivepotentialofspodopteraeridaniastolllepidopteranoctuidaeinthelaboratoryeffectofmultiplecouplesandthesize
AT roquespechtvf reproductivepotentialofspodopteraeridaniastolllepidopteranoctuidaeinthelaboratoryeffectofmultiplecouplesandthesize
AT barrosnm reproductivepotentialofspodopteraeridaniastolllepidopteranoctuidaeinthelaboratoryeffectofmultiplecouplesandthesize
_version_ 1756426630529548288

Similar Items