Nutrition, sex and season contribute to variation in fat and glycerol levels …

The ash leaf cone roller Caloptilia fraxinella Ely (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)is an invasive leaf-mining moth pest of horticultural ash Fraxinus spp. in the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Caloptilia fraxinella overwinter as adults in reproductive diapause and mating occurs after overwintering in the spring. The effect of a carbohydrate food source on fat and glycerol reserves throughout the lon…