Larval diapause
1 paper3 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and 2 more
- Model organisms1
Outcomes
3Epigenetic age at adult emergence
upin N. vitripennis1
1 study
Epigenetic age at adult emergence
upin N. vitripennis1
Larval diapause increases epigenetic age at adult emergence in N. vitripennis.
“adults that have passed through diapause as larvae initially emerge epigenetically older”
Model organismsfollowing larval diapause
Larval diapause slows adult epigenetic aging in an insect model, Nasonia vitripennis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America28 Jul 2025
Epigenetic aging rate
downin N. vitripennis1−29% slower epigenetic aging
1 study
Epigenetic aging rate
downin N. vitripennis1−29% slower epigenetic aging
Larval diapause decreases epigenetic aging rate in N. vitripennis (29% slower epigenetic aging).
“their subsequent epigenetic aging proceeds 29% more slowly than adults that have not passed through diapause as larvae.”
Model organismsfollowing larval diapause, compared with adults without larval diapause
Larval diapause slows adult epigenetic aging in an insect model, Nasonia vitripennis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America28 Jul 2025
Median adult lifespan
upin N. vitripennis1+36% median adult lifespan
1 study
Median adult lifespan
upin N. vitripennis1+36% median adult lifespan
Larval diapause extends median adult lifespan in N. vitripennis (+36% median adult lifespan).
“Diapause extended median adult lifespan by 36% and significantly slowed the rate of epigenetic aging.”
Model organismsfollowing experimentally induced larval diapause
Larval diapause slows adult epigenetic aging in an insect model, Nasonia vitripennis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America28 Jul 2025