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Thermal Requirements and Population Viability of Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Development, mortality, fecundity, and longevity of soybean looper Chrysodeixis includens (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Plusiinae) were examined at six constant temperatures (18, 22, 25, 28, 32, and 36∘C) under laboratory conditions. This set range comprises temperatures observed at soybean- and cotton-producing regions during the growing season. Complete development from egg to adult was observed from 18 to 32∘C. Linear and nonlinear models were fitted to the data to estimate thermal constants and bioclimatic thresholds. Although the development of immature stages of C. includens can be expected across broader temperature ranges, this species is meant to complete the whole cycle and recover from low densities between 19.7 and 30.0∘C. The best fitness is achieved at 25.4∘C. The results can be used to parameterize phenological or mathematical models to forecast the occurrence of different stages of C. includens in the field and help optimize the efforts to control this insect-pest.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Éllen Rimkevicius Carbognin for rearing assistance, Luzia Aparecida Trinca for guidance in statistical analysis, and Corteva Agriscience, Mogi Mirim, SP, Brazil for providing the insects.

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This work was financially supported in part by CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil) - Finance Code 001. CPF thanks grant 18/24058-1 from São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

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  1. Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

    Antone dos Santos Benedito & Claudia Pio Ferreira

  2. School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil

    Odair Aparecido Fernandes

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection: Antone dos Santos Benedito and Odair Aparecido Fernandes; data analysis: Antone dos Santos Benedito and Claudia Pio Ferreira. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Antone dos Santos Benedito and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Benedito, A.d.S., Fernandes, O.A. & Ferreira, C.P. Thermal Requirements and Population Viability of Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Neotrop Entomol 50, 186–196 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-020-00825-3

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