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Effects of heat stress on development, reproduction and activities of protective enzymes in Mononychellus mcgregori

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Mononychellus mcgregori is a pest mite of cassava. Since its invasion into China in 2008 it has spread rapidly. In order to determine the potential distribution and to analyze its invasion, diffusion and ecological adaptation mechanisms, we investigated the effect of high-temperature stress (30, 33, 36, 39 and 42 °C) on its development and reproduction, and the activity of protective enzymes in the mite. The results indicated significant influences: (1) adults could not lay eggs after they had been exposed to 42 °C for 4 h or longer; (2) egg development was slower and egg hatchability decreased after exposure of adults to 33–42 °C for 1 h; (3) offspring development (all stages) was slower after exposure of adults to 33–42 °C for 2 h or more; and (4) polyphenol oxidase (PPO), peroxidase (POD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and catalase (CAT) activities in the adults increased to high levels after exposure to 33–42 °C for 1 h, and superoxide dismutase activity increased only after exposure to 42 °C for 1 h. In conclusion, exposure to high temperatures for only 1 h probably has an important impact on the mite’s population growth. The significant increase of PPO, POD, APX, and CAT activities in adults may partially explain how M. mcgregori survive exposure to a relatively high temperature.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Dr. Chen Bai, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, China Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, for his kind help on the English style improving of this manuscript. This research was supported by the Special Fund for Modern Agricultural Technology System Fund (CARS-12-hncq); the Central-level Public Welfare Research Institutes for Basic R & D Operations (No.2011hzs1J014, NO.2009hzs1J013, NO.2012hzs1J024); The Fundamental Research Funds for Rubber Research Institute, CATAS (1630022013008, 1630022014007); The Fundamental Scientific Research Funds for Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (Project No. 1630022013030); Ministry of Agriculture Opening Project Fund of Key Laboratory of Rubber Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization/State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Cultivation & Physiology for Tropical Crops (RRI-KLOF1302); Science and Technology Program Project of Hainan Province (ZDXM20110032); Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (200903034).

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  1. Environment and Plant Protection Institute, China Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Haikou, China

    Fuping Lu, Qing Chen, Hui Lu, Xuelian Xu & Fulin Jing

  2. Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Haikou, China

    Fuping Lu, Qing Chen, Hui Lu, Xuelian Xu & Fulin Jing

  3. Hainan Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Control of Tropical Agricultural Pests, Haikou, 571101, Hainan, China

    Fuping Lu, Qing Chen, Hui Lu, Xuelian Xu & Fulin Jing

  4. Hainan Engineering Research Center for Biological Control of Tropical Crops Diseases and Insect Pests, Haikou, 571101, Hainan, China

    Fuping Lu, Qing Chen, Hui Lu, Xuelian Xu & Fulin Jing

  5. Rubber Research Institute, China Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Danzhou, 571737, Hainan, China

    Qing Chen

  6. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China

    Zhishui Chen

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Lu, F., Chen, Q., Chen, Z. et al. Effects of heat stress on development, reproduction and activities of protective enzymes in Mononychellus mcgregori . Exp Appl Acarol 63, 267–284 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-014-9784-0

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