title: Influence of temperature and larval nutrition on the diapause inducing photoperiod of Aedes albopictus.
abstract: Photoperiod induced dormancy for 14 North American strains of Aedes albopictus were determined at 21, 26 and 29 degrees C. Strains tested at 21 degrees C and intermediate temperatures of 25-27 degrees C demonstrated clear photoperiodic responses whereas temperatures of 29 degrees C and above, greatly reduced or negated diapause incidence. A suboptimal larval diet increased the percentage diapause in eggs laid by resulting adults. This larval diet was also associated with a slight increase in critical photoperiod.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, IN 46556.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Pumpuni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knepler
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000254:growth & development*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D004531:Eggs; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D017440:Photoperiod; D013045:Species Specificity; D013696:Temperature