Page 10 - Lyle and Louise Entomology Kit Climatological Data Analysis Tutorial

Which day the adult insect laid eggs on

the body: Species A

Lab Procedure 2, Step 6a: Examine the species A life stages collected as evidence and identify the

oldest species A life stage collection for the adult male.
Feeding 3 Migrating 3
rd
rd
DAY degree cumulative
hours degree
Instar Instar
hours
50 118
386.66666
1 7 7283.73333
1050 2478
2 360 6897.06667
306.66666
3 7 6537.06667
4 320 6230.4 1050+1638 = 2478+1638 =
466.66666
5 7 5910.4
493.33333 2688 5166
6 3 5443.73333
466.66666
7 7 4950.4
386.66666 On Day 11, the cumulative degree-hours were 3257.
8 7 4483.73333
453.33333
9 3 4097.06667 Species A takes 2688 degree-hours to complete
386.66666
development in the Feeding 3 Instar and begin
10 7 3643.73333
rd
11 367.2 3257.06667
development in the Migration stage of the 3 Instar.
rd
12 252 2889.86667
The temperature data alone suggests that the eggs
13 290.4 2637.86667
14 360 2347.46667
th
306.66666 were laid on the 12 , but there was a storm then, so
15 7 1987.46667
16 320 1680.8
17 309.6 1360.8 we know that the eggs were laid before then since
18 393.6 1051.2
flies are not active during thunderstorms.
19 381.6 657.6
20 276 276