Effects of Temperature on the Fertility and the Expression of Na~+/K~+-ATPase α Subunit of the Biological Control Agent, Neoseiulus cucumeris(Oudemans)
Neoseiulus cucumeris(Oudemans) is widely used as a biological control agent for some insect pests. The effects of temperature on the fertility and the expression of Na~+/K~+-ATPase α subunit based on the clone of Na~+/K~+-ATPase α subunit gene of female adults were assessed in the present paper. The results show that 25 ℃ is the optimal temperature for female fertility among a temperature series of 15, 20, 25 and 30 ℃. Expression of Na~+/K~+-ATPase α subunit gene increased significantly in females stressed ...