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Photoperiodically induced delayed insect metamorphosis: a larval oligopause in Diatraea saccharalis

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Sugarcane borers enter a state of delayed metamorphosis when exposed to a 12-h photophase at 21°C. Larval feeding, growth, and molting continues but pupation is suppressed under these conditions.

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  1. R. M. Roe

    Present address: Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Box 7613, 27695-7613, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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  1. Department of Entomology, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Center for Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Louisiana State University, 70803, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    R. M. Roe, A. M. Hammond Jr & B. J. R. Philogène

  2. Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, KIN 6N5, Ottawa, Canada

    R. M. Roe, A. M. Hammond Jr & B. J. R. Philogène

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Roe, R.M., Hammond, A.M. & Philogène, B.J.R. Photoperiodically induced delayed insect metamorphosis: a larval oligopause in Diatraea saccharalis. Experientia 41, 267–269 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002630

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