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Insect Morphology and Systematics
Reproductive potentialInsect Morphology and Systematics7.
Reproductive potential:
Reproductive potential of insect is high due to the following reasons:
i Egg laying capacity (
fecundity
) is high. e.g., Queen termite lays 6000 - 7000 eggs per day for
15 long years.
ii. Development period is short. e.g., Corn aphid produces 16 nymphs per female which reaches
the adulthood within 16 days. There by one generation is completed within a short period of 16
days, which favours greater genetic changes in the insect population, like quicker development of
insecticide resistant strains.
iii. Careful selection of egg lying sites and protection of eggs.
iv. Exhibits parental care like
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