Applied Entomology and Zoology (1999) 34, 299-302

A. Takafuji and K. Goka (1999)
Mode of diapause inheritance in the Kanzawa spider mite, Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari : Tetranychidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology 34 (3), 299-302
Abstract: By crossing experiments between selected diapause and non-diapause strains of Tetranychus kanzawai, we clarified the inheritance mode of diapause of the mites. The results showed that the "diapause" of T. kanzawai is a dominant character over "non-diapause" and that the diapause character is controlled by a simple Mendelian inheritance. This inheritance mode is different from that of T. urticae, in which the diapause is under polygenic control with a strong maternal effect involved.
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Database assignments for author(s): Akio Takafuji, Kouichi Goka

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Tetranychus kanzawai		Japan