Resources, temperature, and mate attractiveness influence reproductive allocation in the European corn borer moth

Investment in reproduction depends available resources, current environmental conditions, and attractiveness of mates. Stressful conditions including elevated temperatures or limited nutritional resources may both influence reproductive investment. This data measured how the number of eggs laid with preferred and unpreferred mates by Ostrinia nubilalis females varies based on temperature and sugar resource availability. We used two strains bivoltine E-strain (BE) and univoltine Z-strain (UZ) females and males.