Phenotypic Plasticity Promotes Overwintering Survival in A Globally Invasive Crop Pest, Drosophila suzukii

Phenotypic Plasticity Promotes Overwintering Survival in A Globally Invasive Crop Pest, Drosophila suzukii

Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, is a major pest of small fruit worldwide in temperate and subtropical growing regions. In Northern climates, D. suzukii likely overwinters locally under leaf litter and snow pack, but our understanding of the factors affecting thermal susceptibi...

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Main Authors: Dara G. Stockton, Anna K. Wallingford, Gregory M. Loeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
spotted wing drosophila
SWD
cold hardening
acclimation
small fruit
physiology
winter morph
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/3/105

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