Abstract
Progeny of boll weevils, Anthonomus qrandis Boheman, originally collected from the High Plains of Texas, were reared in precisely controlled bioclimatic chambers both in constant temperatures and in programs which simulated late summer and fall weather conditions normal for the High Plains. There was an inverse relationship between the duration of the developmental stages of these boll weevils and the temperatures to which they were subjected. As the temperatures to which the weevils were exposed increased the duration of their developmental period from egg to adult decreased. The developmental period was completed most rapidly in 90° F. In this temperature the egg stage was completed in 2.0 days, the larval stage in 8.6 days, and the pupal stage in 3.1 days. The average duration from egg to adult was 13.7 days. ...
Cole, Charles Lyle (1970). Influence of certain seasonal changes on the life history and diapause of the boll weevil, Anthonomus Grandis Boheman. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -177062.