Development Rates for the Seed Maggots Delia platura and D. florilega (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)

Throne, James E. ; Eckenrode, C. J.

In: Environmental Entomology, 1986, vol. 15, no. 5, p. 1022-1027

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    Summary
    Duration of immature stages of seedcorn maggots (SCM), Delia platura (Meigen), and bean seed maggots (BSM), D. florilega(Zetterstedt), was determined at eight constant temperatures from 5 to 40°C. No SCM or BSM survived to second instar at either 5 or 40°C. No BSM survived to the adult stage at 35°C. Duration of immature stages varied from 240 days at 10°C to 17 days at 35°C. A computer model developed using the SCM development rate data closely simulated SCM development in the field during the growing season