“…We have shown that with the caterpillar development (during all 5 of its generations), a gradual decrease in the values of all the main indicators (F о , F m , F p and F St ) is observed, which affects the general physiological state of the leaf on which the C. ohridella mine is located. To characterize the photosynthetic apparatus under stress at the leaf level during the quick stage, the ratio of variable fluorescence F v to the maximum F m level is often used, which is considered an indicator of potential photosynthetic activity in the leaf (Starychenko et al, 2016;Tseng & Chu, 2017;Scognamiglio et al, 2019). Fluorescence variability (F v ) is calculated as the difference between F m and F o values and it is a physiological indicator that reflects the influence of environmental and experimental factors on the plant (Alonso et al, 2017;Chitband et al, 2017;Huliaieva et al, 2018).…”