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In this study, we demonstrated how application of heat stress, followed by rapid cooling, affected the rate at which beet armyworm caterpillars gained weight, entered pupation and exited their pupae as moths via eclosion.
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Dreher, Shane and Ray, Swayamjit, "Making (Heat)waves: Intermittent Thermal Stress Effects on Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) Growth to Eclosion" (2026). Research and Creative Works Expo. 10.
https://research.ualr.edu/expo/2026/presentations/10
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Making (Heat)waves: Intermittent Thermal Stress Effects on Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) Growth to Eclosion
In this study, we demonstrated how application of heat stress, followed by rapid cooling, affected the rate at which beet armyworm caterpillars gained weight, entered pupation and exited their pupae as moths via eclosion.
