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Imaginal Feeding for Progression of Diapause Phenotype in the Two-Spotted Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae).
Environmental entomology - 1 Dec 2016
Kawaguchi Shoko, Manabe Yuki, Sugawara Tatsuya, Osakabe Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Adult females of the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) enter diapause under conditions of short-day length and low temperature. A conspicuous body color change, from greenish yellow to bright orange, accompanies diapause induction. This pigmentation is attributed to accumulation of keto-carotenoids produced internally from β-carotene, which is a precursor of vitamin A essential for inducing...
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