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- Title
A cryptic diapause strategy in Halotydeus destructor (Tucker) (Trombidiformes: Penthaleidae) induced by multiple cues.
- Authors
Cheng, Xuan; Hoffmann, Ary A; Maino, James L; Umina, Paul A
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: The polyphagous mite pest, Halotydeus destructor, typically has three generations during the cool moist season in Australia and produces over‐summering diapause eggs in spring. Diapause eggs have a distinct thick and dark chorion and can survive heat, desiccation and the application of pesticides. Farmers suppress mites producing diapause eggs by a carefully timed spring pesticide application using Timerite®, which predicts the onset of diapause egg production based largely on day length. We investigated the association between diapause induction and other environmental factors that may complicate diapause predictions. RESULTS: Diapause in H. destructor induction was influenced by three interacting environmental factors, namely day length, temperature and soil moisture. A cryptic type of diapause egg that lacked a thick chorion and was instead morphologically similar to non‐diapause eggs was also discovered. Like diapause eggs, this newly discovered egg type could also survive hot and dry summer conditions. CONCLUSIONS: There is an opportunity to refine the Timerite® spring spray by incorporating knowledge of other environmental factors inducing diapause in H. destructor. Compared with typical diapause eggs, the production of cryptic diapause eggs could reflect a strategy to deal with diversifying environmental stresses and/or represent a bet‐hedging strategy to adapt to unpredictable environments. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry A new intermediate form of diapause is discovered in the mite, Halotydeus destructor, triggered by conditions between winter and late spring.
- Subjects
HALOTYDEUS; ACARIFORMES; PENTHALEIDAE; OVOVIVIPARITY; PHENOTYPIC plasticity
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2018, Vol 74, Issue 11, p2618
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.5053