Quantitative analysis of ecdysteroid in adults and the pre-diapause, diapause and post-diapause larvae of wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana Gehin
Abstract:In order to understand the roles of ecdysteroid in adults and diapausing larvae of wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana Gehin, radioimmunoassay was firstly used to analyze the ecdysteroid titers in adults, pre-diapause, diapause and post-diapause larvae of wheat blossom midge. For adults emerged from pupae in the same day, the ecdysteroid titer in female (7.43pg/individual) was significantly higher than that in male (0.15pg/individual). The ecdysteroid titer in/among pre-diapause, diapause and post-diapause larvae showed significantly different. The ecdysteroid titer was 5.22pg/individual in pre-diapause larvae and then decreased significantly after entering diapause. It was 6.64-7.10pg/ individual in over-wintering diapause larvae, significantly higher than those in other stages during diapause. It reduced significantly after diapause termination, and increased gradually with the development and reached a peak, making up 15.22pg/individual about one week before pupation. No obvious difference of ecdysteroid titers was found between 1st and 2nd year of diapause larvae, as well as between no-cocooned and cocooned larvae in the same diapause stages.