Leaf feeders, such as Spodoptera frugiperda and Spodoptera litura, and stem borers Ostrinia furnacalis and Chilo suppressalis, occupy two different niches and are well adapted to their particular environments. Borer larvae burrow and inhabit the interior of stems, which are relatively dark. By contrast, the larvae of leaf feeders are exposed to sunlight during feeding. We therefore designed series of experiments to evaluate the effect of light intensity (0, 2000, and 10 000 lx) on these pests with different feeding modes.

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光强度差异介导鳞翅目食叶虫和蛀茎虫的生命周期

食叶昆虫，如草地贪夜蛾和斜纹夜蛾，以及螟虫玉米螟和二化螟，占据两个不同的生态位，并很好地适应其特定的环境。蛀虫幼虫在相对较暗的茎内部挖洞并栖息。相比之下，食叶动物的幼虫在进食期间暴露在阳光下。因此，我们设计了一系列实验来评估光强度（0、2000和10 000 lx）对这些不同摄食模式害虫的影响。