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ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 68, Issue 2, Pages 63-70Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20255
Keywords
M. separata; sensitive stage; starvation; JH titer; AT expression; migrant; resident
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The first day of adult life is the sensitive stage for shifting migrants into the resident morphs of the oriental armyworm (OAW), Mythimna separata (Walker). The juvenile hormone (JH) titer, expression of the allatotropin (AT) gene, and their relationship were investigated in adult female migrants starved in the sensitive stage, to understand the underlying mechanism of changing migrants into resident OAWs. Hoemolymph JH titers of the starved female adults were mostly elevated earlier than in controls, although not all differences were statistically significant. A I titers in the starved moths were significantly higher than those in the controls on 1, 2, and 5 days after treatment (DAT), respectively. JH II titers in the starved moths were significantly higher than the controls through the period tested except on 5 DAT. JH II is the most likely regulator in changing migrants into resident morphs. The relative quantities of AT expression in the starved moths were higher through the period tested except on 5 DAT, AT expression and JH titers appear to be positively correlated, especially for those in earlier days of the adult life. We infer that AT is the important regulator of JH levels. A model for the shifting of migrants into resident morphs in the OAW is proposed.
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