The study of insect responses to temperature has a long tradition in science, starting from
Réaumur's work on caterpillars in the 18th century. In 1932, Ernst Janisch wrote:'The …

Temperature-dependent development influences production rates of arthropods, including
crustaceans important to fisheries and agricultural pests. Numerous candidate equation …

Among environmental factors, temperature has a direct and crucial influence on the key life
processes of survival, development, reproduction, and movement of poikilothermic animals …

Abstract Background Development rates of Aedes aegypti are known to vary with respect to
many abiotic and biotic factors including temperature, resource availability, and intraspecific …

Global warming and other climate change drivers have a significant impact on the life cycle
of insects which in turn affect their population dynamics and geographic distribution. Among …

Thermal biologists are interested in generating paired data on development rates and
temperatures, but they are in need of automated tools to accurately analyse this data. 2. Fed …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production is challenged by many factors including pests
and diseases. Among insect pests, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera …

The potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella, is the main potato pest in the world,
having managed to adapt to a wide range of climatic conditions, and causing damage to …

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of cold acclimation, cooling rate and heat
stress on supercooling capacity and cold hardiness of the potato tuber moth (PTM) …

Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) is one of the most common insect pests of cultivated potato
in tropical and subtropical regions. In this research, a potential strategy to improve the …