Rapid Cold Hardening Confers a Transient Increase in Low Temperature Survival in Diapausing Chilo suppressalis Larvae

The striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker), overwinters as a diapausing larva. The diapausing larvae were tested for a rapid cold hardening (RCH) response and its role in the insect’s survival of sub-zero temperatures. When laboratory-reared diapausing larvae were transferred dire...

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Main Authors: Guangping Yang, Jihui Wen, Yongqiang Han, Maolin Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/2/53