Table 1 Percent of fatty acids in non-diapausing (ND) and diapausing P. interpunctella larvae that had been exposed to different photoperiod regimes at 17 °C.

From: Development and diapause induction of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) at different photoperiods

Fatty acids

Photoperiod regimes (L—light:D—dark)

ND

8L:16D

10L:14D

12L:12D

14L:10D

16L:8D

Methyl tetradecanoate

0.469

0.546

1.096

9-Hexadecenoic acid

1.79

3.533

1.14

2.918

7.821

7.514

Hexadecanoic acid

36.121

34.787

43.46

23.419

18.147

32.276

9,12-Octadecadienoic (Z,Z)-

21.389

23.792

18.15

28.41

27.408

23.1

9-Octadecenoic acid

33.842

32.098

35.32

42.36

36.919

29.303

Octadecadienoic acid

6.388

5.79

2.347

6.711

Methyl stearate

1.94

9.705

  1. – Not available.