Why study diapause?
Why study diapause?
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00139.x
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Denlinger, David L.
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作者：
Denlinger, David L.
这篇综述强调了昆虫滞育值得关注的许多原因。滞育知识对于了解昆虫物种的季节性生物学至关重要，而且制定有效的害虫管理策略也需要此类信息；操纵用于授粉和丝生产的驯化物种；开发用于预测害虫丰度时期的准确预测模型；并延长生物防治行业中使用的寄生蜂和捕食性螨虫的保质期。滞育昆虫在低温下生存的机制可能为低温保存昆虫种群提供技巧，这是研究界的一个重要需求。滞育还为探索发育中的基本问题提供了一个有趣的模型，我们感谢滞育研究对昆虫激素的早期了解。此外，我认为昆虫滞育可能为有关衰老、肥胖和疾病传播的问题提供见解，并且滞育昆虫提供了可能有助于改善人类健康的潜在丰富的药剂来源。
This review highlights a number of reasons why insect diapause merits attention. Knowledge of diapause is essential for understanding the seasonal biology of an insect species, and such information is also required for the development of effective pest management strategies; manipulating domesticated species used in pollination and silk production; developing accurate predictive models used to forecast periods of pest abundance; and increasing the shelf-life of parasitoids and predatory mites used in the biological control industry. Mechanisms used by diapausing insects to survive low temperature may provide tips for cryopreserving insect stocks, a vital need within the research community. Diapause also presents an interesting model for probing fundamental questions in development, and we are indebted to diapause studies for early insights into insect hormones. In addition, I argue that insect diapause may provide insights into questions on aging, obesity and disease transmission, and diapausing insects offer a potentially rich source of pharmaceutical agents that may contribute to improvement of human health.