Nasonia vitripennis

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Interventions

Larval diapause

upepigenetic age at adult emergence1downepigenetic aging rate1upmedian adult lifespan1+36% median adult lifespan

1 study

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
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
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

PNAS28 Jul

Experiments in model organismsMechanisms