Relationship between copulation and cold hardiness in Ophraella communa(Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae)

• 作 者: ZHAO Chen-chen YUE Lei WANG Ya
• 机 构: StateKeyLaboratoryforBiologyofPlantDiseasesandInsectPests
• 出 处: 农业科学学报:英文版
• 发表日期: 2019年4期
• 关键词: Ophraella communa MATING status cold toleranee HIBERNATION super cooling point e
• 基金项目: the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31322046).

Ophraella communa(Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae),the ragweed leaf beetle,is a biological control agent of the invasive common ragweed,Ambrosia artemisiifolia(Asterales:Asteraceae).Adults can survive cold conditions that occur during winter.The adults mate befo