Influence of soil moisture on egg cold hardiness in the migratory locust Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acridiidae)

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-224

  Qi, Xian Lei ^a,b   Wang, Xian Hui ^a   Xu, Hong Fu ^b   Kang, Le ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Locusta migratoria; Soil moisture; Supercooling point

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; DEHYDRATION; EGG; LOCUST; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MORTALITY; OVERWINTERING; SOIL MOISTURE; SUPERCOOLING; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 34547697881     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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