Variability in metabolic rate and gas exchange patterns of the Colorado potato beetle of winter and prolonged diapauses
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Abstract
Abstract We compare standard metabolic rate (VCO 2 ) and gas exchange patterns in the Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) in winter diapause (i.e. lasting only one overwintering period) with those of beetles in prolonged diapause (i.e. diapause lasting 2 or 3 years). The length of diapause is estimated by the behaviour of the beetles: burrowing into soil as a sign of the beginning of diapause and emergence from the soil as the ending of diapause. Measurement with a flow‐through carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) infrared gas analyzer reveals that most beetles in winter or prolonged diapause display distinct discontinuous gas exchange cycles at 23 °C. Beetles with cyclic gas exchange and continuous breathing do not survive the winter. Beetles in prolonged diapause are characterized by a three‐ to five‐fold lower standard metabolic rates, longer discontinuous gas exchange periods and shorter CO 2 releases (open phase) than those in winter diapause.
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