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Effect of heat waves on embryo mortality in the pine processionary moth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2017

S. Rocha ,
C. Kerdelhué ,
M.L. Ben Jamaa ,
S. Dhahri ,
C. Burban  and
M. Branco
S. Rocha*
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017, Lisboa, Portugal
C. Kerdelhué
Affiliation:
INRA Centre de Montpellier, UMR CBGP, F-34988, Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France
M.L. Ben Jamaa
Affiliation:
Université de Carthage, INRGREF, BP 10-2080 Ariana, Tunisie
S. Dhahri
Affiliation:
Université de Carthage, INRGREF, BP 10-2080 Ariana, Tunisie
C. Burban
Affiliation:
BIOGECO, INRA, Université de Bordeaux, 33610 Cestas, France
M. Branco
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017, Lisboa, Portugal
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*Author for correspondence Phone: +351 213653382 Fax: +351 213653388 E-mail: scm.rocha@gmail.com
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Abstract

Extreme climate events such as heat waves are predicted to become more frequent with climate change, representing a challenge for many organisms. The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa is a Mediterranean pine defoliator, which typically lays eggs during the summer. We evaluated the effects of heat waves on egg mortality of three populations with different phenologies: a Portuguese population with a classical life cycle (eggs laid in summer), an allochronic Portuguese population reproducing in spring, and a Tunisian population from the extreme southern limit of T. pityocampa distribution range, in which eggs are laid in fall. We tested the influence of three consecutive hot days on egg survival and development time, using either constant (CT) or daily cycling temperatures (DT) with equivalent mean temperatures. Maximum temperatures (Tmax) used in the experiment ranged from 36 to 48°C for DT and from 30 to 42°C for CT. Heat waves had a severe negative effect on egg survival when Tmax reached 42°C for all populations. No embryo survived above this threshold. At high mean temperatures (40°C), significant differences were observed between populations and between DT and CT regimes. Heat waves further increased embryo development time. The knowledge we gained about the upper lethal temperature to embryos of this species will permit better prediction of the potential expansion of this insect under different climate warming scenarios.

Keywords

climate changetemperatureheat waveegg toleranceThaumetopoea pityocampa
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 107 , Issue 5 , October 2017 , pp. 583 - 591
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