| Under laboratory conditions, 4-5°C was found to be more suitable for diapause than 0°C or lower. |
| Eggs hatching from diapause introduce to current environments species or genotypes laid at times in the distant past. |
| Termination of diapause can be brought about by reversing the environmental conditions that induced the diapause. |
| Negligible oviposition occurs before diapause, but diapausing females about 30 days old often become reproductive. |
| Their reproductive cycle is characterized by a period of embryonic diapause, during which the blastocyst suspends implantation and development. |
| After development to a small blastodermic disc, the embryos enter a state of diapause that lasts approximately 7 months. |
