Growth and development of the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), on bolls of cotton grown in enriched carbon dioxide atmospheres

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Environ. Entomol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/17.3.452· OSTI ID:6765369

Akey, D H; Kimball, B A; Mauney, J R

The pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), was reared on the bolls of cotton plants grown in CO/sub 2/-enriched (649 ..mu..l/liter) and ambient CO/sub 2/ (371 ..mu..l/liter) chambers and in two open field plots, one with free-air CO/sub 2/ enrichment (522 ..mu..l/liter) and one without enrichment (ambient CO/sub 2/, 360 ..mu..l/liter). The effects of increased CO/sub 2/ levels on growth and development were examined. There was no difference in pupal weights of pink bollworm raised on CO/sub 2/-enriched cotton compared with those raised on ambient CO/sub 2/ cotton (26.80 versus 26.64 mg, respectively). Also, there was no difference in developmental time (21-27 d). Analysis of percent seed damage by larvae showed no differences between CO/sub 2/-enriched and ambient CO/sub 2/ cotton. These results were attributed to the nutritional qualities of the seed remaining the same (specifically the carbon/nitrogen ratio) despite CO/sub 2/ and photosynthetic changes in the plant.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Agriculture, Phoenix, AZ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-81ER60001
• OSTI ID: 6765369
• Journal Information: Environ. Entomol.; (United States), Vol. 17:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
COTTON PLANTS
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