Effects of temperature, photoperiod and cabagge cultivars, during larval food, on morphological parameters of adults of Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
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https://doi.org/10.14409/fa.2025.24.e0033Keywords:
diamondback moth, adult size, food, environmental conditionsAbstract
Plutella xylostella is one of the most important pests of Brassicaceae crops throughout the world. The aim of the work was to evaluate the effect of two cultivars of Brassica oleracea subsp. capitata (Ruby Perfection and Globe Master), four different temperatures (17, 20, 25 y 30 ºC) and three photoperiods (14:10, 12:12 and 9:15 hours of light: dark), during larval development, on to morphological parameters of diamondback moth adults and to know the relationships between these parameters and the applied factors. The study was conducted under controlled conditions, and when the adults emerged, measured length of femur of the middle and hind legs, labial palp, and front wing, using a stereomicroscope (40x). The effect of the factors studied on adult’s morphological parameters was analyzed using ANOVA; linear regression models were performed to describe the relationship between parameters. In P. xylostella larvae fed with Globe Master, combined with 20ºC and 12 hours of light, the lengths of: anterior wing, femur of second and third pair of legs, were higher. The size of the morphological parameters was negatively affected. When they were exposed to temperatures at 25 °C or higher, and photoperiods of 9 hours of light. The labial palp was the most stable in the face of changes in food, temperature and photoperiod. The relationships between morphological parameters of P. xylostella, and the factors evaluated, did not show allometry.
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