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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (15): 138-142.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0097

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Study on Overwintering Stages and Cold Tolerance of Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) in Huang-Huai-Hai Region

WANG Chaowei1(), LI Jinbu2, YIN Maozhu1, WANG Yueying1, XU Hao3, ZHU Dongku1, ZHOU Yanhu1, MA Guimei1, HU Zhuangzhuang1, ZHANG Qingsong3, DONG Kai3, WANG Lulu1(), LIU Xingzhou1()   

  1. 1 Suzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suzhou, Anhui 234000
    2 Suzhou Vocational and Technical College, Suzhou, Anhui 234000
    3 Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095
  • Received:2025-02-13 Revised:2025-03-17 Online:2025-05-25 Published:2025-05-29

Abstract:

In order to explore the overwintering stages and cold tolerance of Riptortus pedestris, the possibility of its overwintering in Huang-Huai-Hai Region and the corresponding overwintering stages were analyzed through field investigations of wild overwintering populations, simulated overwintering experiments and adult temperature-dependent survival experiments. Additionally, the supercooling points and freezing points of Riptortus pedestris in different stages were determined by a supercooling point measuring instrument. The results showed that adults of Riptortus pedestris and their eggs lived longer after entering winter in Huang-Huai-Hai Region, which may be the overwintering state of. Eggs cannot survive due to hatching conditions and host feeding, indicating that Riptortus pedestris crossed the whole winter in Huang-Huai-Hai Region in adult stage, and the proportion of adults was 20.4 %. The survival rate of adult Riptortus pedestris in the field was higher than that in indoor, with the survival rate of 23.33%. The survival rates of the simulated temperature-dependent survival experiment on adult Riptortus pedestris were in good agreement with those of the overwintering experiment. The supercooling point and freezing point of adult Riptortus pedestris are lower than other patterns, which are -17.61℃ and -8.59℃ respectively, indicating that Riptortus pedestris has cold hardiness and low temperature survival ability. The Huang-Huai-Hai Region and other temperate zones may be the winter breeding area of Riptortus pedestris.

Key words: Riptortus pedestris, Huang-Huai-Hai Region, overwintering, supercooling point, freezing point, cold hardiness, the overwintering stages of insects