Heat-stress memory enhances acclimation of a migratory insect pest to global warming

In the face of rising global temperatures, the mechanisms behind an organism's ability to acclimate to heat stress remain enigmatic. The rice leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, traditionally viewed as temperature-sensitive, paradoxically exhibits robust larval acclimation to heat stress. This study used the heat-acclimated strain HA39, developed through multigenerational exposure to 39°C during the larval stage, and the unacclimated strain HA27 reared at 27°C to unravel the transgenerational effects of heat acclimation and its regulatory mechanisms. Heat acclimation for larvae incurred a fitness cost in pupae when exposed to high temperature, yet a significant transgenerational effect surfaced, revealing heightened fitness benefit in pupae from HA39, even without additional heat exposure during larval recovery at 27°C. This transgenerational effect exhibited a short-term memory, diminishing after two recovery generations. Moreover, the effect correlated with increased superoxide dis..., , , # Heat-stress memory enhances acclimation of a migratory insect pest to global warming - DATA

## Description of the data and file structure

6 datasets are present in this release related to the six main analyses of the manuscript. The columns description can be found in the analyses scripts. In short:

lxd1-1.csv: experimental data on survival rate of pupae exposured to different temperatures.
$ Exposed temperature: (num) Exposed temperature
$ Replicate: (num) No of the replicate for the experiment
$ Strain: (Chr) Strain of HA27 and HA39
$ Eclosion rate of pupae: (num) Eclosion rate of pupae

-lxd1-2.csv: experimental data on longevity of adult.
$ Exposed temperature: (num) Exposed temperature
$ Replicate: (num) No of the replicate for the experiment
$ Strain: (Chr) Strain of HA27 and HA39
$ Longevity: (num) Longevity of adult

-lxd1-3.csv: experimental data on fecundity of female.
$ Exposed temperature: (num) Exposed temperature
$ Replicate: (num) No of the replicate for the experim...