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New test reveals early diapause in pink bollworm

Author(s) -

Thomas A. Miller,

Mohamed Salama,

Richard C. Weddle,

Saku Sivasupramaniam

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v047n04p24

Subject(s) - diapause , pink bollworm , biology , larva , whitefly , horticulture , botany

Through basic research into genetic control of pink bollworm development, we devised a rapid immunological method of determining diapause in pink bollworm larvae — formerly a monthlong process which now requires only 24 hours. This new “ELISA” method has revealed that the pink bollworm larvae in the Imperial Valley sometimes enter diapause weeks ahead of the expected September date for diapause induction. The earliness of diapause induction is correlated with the severity of stress on the cotton plant caused by whitefly infestations.

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