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SUBMITTER: Lu MX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3827604 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lu Ming-Xing MX Cao Shuang-Shuang SS Du Yu-Zhou YZ Liu Zhong-Xian ZX Liu Pingyang P Li Jianyong J
Scientific reports 20131114
Diapause is a complex and dynamic process. Chilo suppressalis, an important rice pest in Asia enters facultative diapause as larvae. Our results demonstrated in Yangzhou, China, diapause was initiated between September 4 and 12, 2010. After diapause termination, C. suppressalis remained in quiescence in the field for as long as three months. The average time between collection of field larvae of C. suppressalis and their pupation decreased as the season progressed from fall to next spring. Unexp ...[more]