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Timing:5.30 pm to 9.30 pm
As we do it daily, CUBE chatShaala will be starting at 5.30pm and as a continuation of it, from 8.30pm, there will be Mango-Mapping workshop.
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CUBE ChatShaala on 25th December 2020
25 CUBists from 24 Centres had joined the webinar
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Nellore: Anuhya Mucheli
Guntur: Suma Swarajya Lakshmi
ASSAM
Narsing High School, Silchar: Krishnendu Roy
BIHAR
Patna: Kshipra
DELHI
Dyal Singh College: Dr P. Chitralekha
JHARKHAND
Morabadi, Ranchi: Rechel Tirkey
KERALA
Muvattupuzha: Abhijith Vinod
Kozhikode: Arunima
Thriprayar, Thrissur: Aswathy Suresh
The Cochin College, Ernakulam: Rexeena Sebastian
Thanniam, Thrissur: Sidhy PP
MAHARASHTRA
South Bombay: Arunan MC
Thane: Anshu Kadam, Harsh Chindarkar, Prashant Palane
Adarsha Vidyalaya, Chembur: Dhanashree Chandankar
HBCSE, Mumbai: DP
Nerul: Drishtant M Kawale
Powai: Lydia Mathew
Dahanu, Palghar: Sachin Pradhan
Bandra, Mumbai: Saida Sayyed
UTTAR PRADESH
Kanpur: Hina Mudgal
Moradabad: Kiran Yadav
WEST BENGAL
Garden High School, Kalyani: Aranyak Sarma
Kolkata: Batul Pipewala
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CUBE CHATSHAALA
Interesting we got to know that how temperature can affect the life cycle of fruit fly as @kshipra from Dumka Jharkhand had put a bait(apple pices in a bottle) on 13/12/2020 to attract or trap fruit fly…
One gravid fruit fly got trapped and following are the observations.
13/12/2020 : one gravid fruit fly got trapped
18/12/2020 ; Larva was seen (after 5 days), fly got escaped
25/12/2020 : 10 Larvae of 3mm size were observed
Already passes more than 15 days and still no pupa no adult fly was seen…
The effect of temperature on the life cycle of fruit fly
We had compared the temperature of Thrissur Kerala and Dumka Jharkhand
And how many do adults emerges in single line Culture of fruit fly from Aswathy cube home lab.
But how does temperature affect on the life cycle??low temperature , lower metabolic rate??..
Another interesting questions came up that if there’s a delay in the life cycle due to low temperature so would there be any effect on the life span of fruit flies?.
Lifecycle Vs. Life span
What do we mean by life cycle and life span?.
Another question how do we go about observing that yes temperature is effecting the life cycle?.
What’s the optimum temperature?..
Can delay in life cycle effect the life span of fruit fly?..
Three preposition were made
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Increased life cycle than flies will have shorter life span
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No effect on the life span of fruit flies
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Increased life cycle than flies will have longer life span…
Quoted by @saswathy679
25 DECEMBER 2020 - CUBE CHATSHAALA
Does temperature affect fruit flies?
Insect development and metabolism is affected by temperature, Effect of temperature on the developmental time of various life stages. The duration of the egg stage varied significantly between these two species at each temperature.The metabolic rate of D. melanogaster was measured at 20 °C, 25 °C, and 28 °C in an isothermal calorimeter.
Reference 
“Effect of temperature on the development and survival of immature stages of the carambola fruit fly.” https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/14/1/126/2386906
What is the optimal temperature for fruit flies?
At 18°C, no female oviposited. The survival rate reached maximum at 24 - 33°C and decreased at higher or lower temperature. The lower developmental thresholds, thermal constants and lethal high temperatures for different life stages of the fly were also estimated.
Reference Effect of temperature on the development and survival of immature stages of the carambola fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, and the Asian papaya fruit fly, Bactrocera papayae, reared on guava diet - PMC
How long do fruit flies stay alive?
40-50 days
Contrary to popular myth, fruit flies live longer than 24 hours. Under good conditions, they can live up to 40-50 days.
Reference https://www.arrowexterminators.com/learning-center/pest-library/flies/fruit-flies
