The Effect of Diet Interacting With Temperature on the Development Rate of a Noctuidae Quinoa Pest

Abstract The quinoa pest Copitarsia incommoda (Walker, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a cause of significant damage, and it thus critical for Andean countries to have access phenological models maintain production food safety. These are key components in control strategies the context global warming development sustainable integrating agroecological concepts. Phenological mainly based on outlining relationship between temperature rate. In this study, we investigated combined effect protein content within diet (artificial diet; artificial with ?20% protein; +20% natural diet) (12, 16.9, 19.5, 22.7, 24.6°C) as drivers Our study supports literature, since was found be main driver It highlights role played by its interaction (significant effects temperature, diet, diet:temperature time using GLMs all foraging life stages). We discuss implications such rate implementing applying that may benefit from including factors other than temperature. While performance curves obtained laboratory experiments still useful basis development, also need take into account heterogeneity insect response environmental factors. This if practices deployed at optimal time.