Diapause induction in adults of three Rhipicephalus appendiculatus stocks

M Madder, N Speybroeck, J Brandt, D Berkvens

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Abstract

Newly-moulted adults of three Rhipicephalus appendiculatus stocks, originating from Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe, were kept in different photoperiods (12h : 12h, 13h : 11h and 14h : 10h light : dark). The stock originating from Kenya showed almost no behavioural diapause in any of these day lengths, whereas virtually all individuals of the Zimbabwean stock entered a behavioural diapause irrespective of day length. Adults from the Eastern Province of Zambia, a transition zone between the multivoltine phenology in equatorial Africa and the univoltine in southern Africa, exhibited a photoperiod-dependent diapause response. The possible mechanisms of diapause regulation and their origin are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
JournalExperimental and Applied Acarology
Volume23
Pages (from-to)961-968
ISSN0168-8162
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999

Keywords

  • B780-tropical-medicine
  • Entomology
  • Acarology
  • Ticks
  • Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
  • Diapause

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