Effect of photoperiod and temperature on the induction of diapause in a Japanese strain of Aphidoletes aphidimyza(Diptera : Cecidomyiidae)
Effect of photoperiod and temperature on the induction of diapause in a Japanese strain of Aphidoletes aphidimyza(Diptera : Cecidomyiidae)
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光周期和温度对日本蚜蝇品系(双翅目:绦虫科)滞育诱导的影响
DOI:
10.1007/s13355-011-0084-4
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Nakamura T
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作者:
Yamane M;Yano E;Matsumoto Y;Yoshioka S;Kawai T;Toyonishi H;Nakamura T
The aphidophagous gall midgeAphidoletes aphidimyza(Rondani) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a dominant natural enemy of aphids, has been used as a biological control agent in many countries to control aphids in greenhouses. As developmental arrest in diapause lowers the effectiveness of natural enemies, we studied the effect of photoperiod and temperature on the incidence of diapause in a Japanese strain ofA. aphidimyzaby examining diapause induction under different day-length conditions in the laboratory. The critical day length for diapause induction was determined to be 12.7 h at 20°C. Diapause incidence was completely prevented at 30°C even though the photoperiod used was 11L13D. We also examined diapause induction under changing temperature conditions while maintaining the critical day length (12.7L11.3D). Diapause incidence was 100% in both field and greenhouse conditions under alternating temperatures of 20/16 or 25/16°C while the critical day length of 12.7 h was maintained. The Japanese strain ofA. aphidimyzawas sensitive to diapause entry from the first to the third noncocooned instar larval stages. Its eggs do not seem to be sensitive to diapause induction. Our results suggest that constant short-day conditions for at least four days are needed to induce diapause in the Japanese strain ofA. aphidimyza.