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Diapause in phytoseiid mites: a review

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This review briefly describes characteristics and occurrence of diapause in phytoseiid mites. This is followed by a discussion of factors involved in induction, maintenance and termination of diapause (e.g. photoperiod, temperature and food availability), of the physiological mechanism of diapause induction (photoperiodic perception and comparison of photoperiodic and thermoperiodic induction mechanisms), and of applied aspects of diapause in phytoseiid mites.

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Veerman, A. Diapause in phytoseiid mites: a review. Exp Appl Acarol 14, 1–60 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01205351

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