Abstract
The diapause response of the Kanzawa spider mite (KSM), Tetranychus kanzawai, was examined. KSMs were reared in aluminum bottles at 18°C with different combinations of light and dark periods created by the light-control unit. The developmental periods for all immature stages tended to decrease as the light period increased. The photoperiodic response curve for diapause induction showed that the critical (=50% diapause) light period was around 13 h days−1. No diapause induction was observed when the light period was longer than 13.5 h days−1 or under continuous light. At 13-h days−1 light period, the developmental period for deutonymphal stage as well as for the total immature stages was longer in diapaused females than in non-diapaused females. These results indicate that immature development as well as diapause induction are affected by photoperiod and further suggest that diapause-inducing stimuli prolong the developmental period especially for the deutonymphal stage of KSMs.
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This study was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (21580062) and for JSPS Fellows (22-2650) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. The authors thank Dr. T. Gotoh of Ibaraki University for kindly providing the study population. Thanks are also extended to M. Ohyama for providing technical support in the development of a low-cost plant growth chamber as well as computer software for regulating the photoperiods within the photoperiodic bottles.
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Shah, M., Suzuki, T., Ghazy, N.A. et al. Effect of photoperiod on immature development and diapause induction in the Kanzawa spider mite, Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae). Exp Appl Acarol 55, 183–190 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-011-9462-4
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