Figure 7

Expression levels of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in T. urticae. qPCR quantification of expression levels of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in T. urticae. Green, light red, dark red and orange bars represent the relative mean expression in non-diapausing spider mites of the London strain (green morph), non-diapausing spider mites of the MR-VL strain (red morph), non-diapausing red spider mites of the Tu-SB9 strain (red morph) and diapausing spider mites, respectively, relative to expression in non-diapausing forms of the LS-VL strain (green morph). Error bars represent the standard error of the calculated mean based on three biological replicates. Asterisks indicate significant different expression compared to the reference condition (green, non-diapausing LS-VL strain at 24°C).