Effects of larval rearing temperature on the development of the mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata

As the temperature at which larvae of C. capitata were reared decreased from 30° to 25° to 20° the yield of pupae from eggs increased from 15% to 25% to 30% and the mean weight of pupae decreased. Within each temperature regime the weight of pupae produced on successive days declined and the fat content of those pupae varied