An ecological study of the Indian-meal moth Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) with emphasis on diapause

M. E. Tzanakakis

Hilgardia, 1959, vol. 29, issue 5

Abstract: The Indian-meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), is an important pest of stored food products, especially dried fruits and nuts in California, and many other parts of the world. Many authors believe that this species will grow and breed continuously under favorable conditions. Some experimental data obtained in California, however, suggested that late in the season the insect may enter a facultative diapause as a mature larva. The present investigation has shown that this actually occurs.

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Date: 1959
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