Sensitive stages for photoperiodic induction of pupal diapause in the flesh fly Sarcophaga similis (Meade) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

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Photoperiod is a major factor in the induction of pupal diapause in the ovoviviparaous flesh fly, Sarcophaga similis. This species entered diapause when kept under short-day conditions throughout the embryonic and larval stages. Exposure to long-day conditions for the whole embryonic or whole larval stage, however, prevented diapause. Moreover, most insects did not enter diapause when they were exposed to long-day conditions for only 2 days in the embryonic stage just before larviposition. When the uterus containing embryos was removed from the mother's body and kept in vitro under long-day conditions, most of these embryos became nondiapause pupae even under subsequent short-day conditions. When postfeeding larvae were exposed to long-day conditions for 3 days, 50% entered diapause. From these results, it is concluded that sensitivity to photoperiod is highest in the later embryonic stage and embryonic sensitivity to photoperiod is independent of the mother.
日本応用動物昆虫学会の論文
2008-08-25