Photoperiod manipulation of insect diapause: a method of pest control?
Extension of day length by artificial light in selected field plots in the fall prevented 76 percent of European corn borer [Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)] larvae and 70 percent of codling moth [Laspeyresia pomonella (L.)] larvae from entering diapause. Nondiapausing insects cannot survive rigorous winter conditions.
D000818:Animals; D005638:Fruit; D007300:Insect Control; D007313:Insecta / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008027:Light; D010507:Periodicity; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014675:Vegetables