Exploring developmental plasticity in Aphis fabae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) across varied temperature conditions

Abstract

The vegetable crops cultivated in Bangladesh confront annual threats from insect pests, with aphids, as piercing-sucking insects, emerging as particularly perilous. These pests inflict direct damage by extracting cell sap and indirectly contribute to severe yield loss by transmitting viral diseases. Given that insects, as poikilothermic arthropods, are significantly impacted by temperature fluctuations throughout their life cycle, this study investigates the influence of varying temperatures (15 °C, 20 °C, 25 °C