Impact of temperature on the rate of growth of cotton insect pests' development [electronic resource].

Includes references.

Climate has a profound effect on the distribution and abundance of invertebrates such as insects, and the mathematical description of the climatic influence on insect development has been of considerable interest among entomologists. Additionally, as temperature exerts great influence among the climate variables, by directly affecting insect phenology and distribution, most of the models that describe insect development are temperature driven. More than a dozen different species of insect pests attack the cotton crop in Egypt. Cotton insect pests i.e. Agrotis ipsilon, Thrips tabaci, Aphis gosypii, Tetranychus urticae, Bemisia tabaci, Spodoptera littoralis, Earis insulana, Pectinophera gossypiella and Helicoverpa armigera. Zero of development as well as the summation of heat units (DD'S) required for the completion of one generation of these insect pests' were calculated.

Summary in Arabic.

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