Parasitoids depend on a series of adaptations to the ecology and physiology of their hosts
and host plants for survival and are thus likely highly susceptible to changes in …

Storage at low temperature is a valuable method for increasing the shelf-life of natural
enemies such as insect parasitoids. Cold storage is usually performed under sub-optimal …

Trichogramma egg parasitoids are successfully used for biological control of a wide range of
lepidopteran pests worldwide. However, the field success depends upon their performance …

The global climate is rapidly changing and the evidence is increasingly manifesting across
various biological systems. For arthropods, several studies have demonstrated how …

In this study, the effects of cold storage, rearing temperature, parasitoid age, and irradiation
on the performance of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens were investigated …

BACKGROUND Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura is widely used as a biological control
agent for control of lepidopteran agricultural pests in China and can be successfully reared …

Mass rearing for commercial production of high quality beneficial insects is considered as an
important tool for biological control programmes worldwide, especially those based on …

Parasitoids exposed to low temperatures may suffer from extreme physiological conditions
inducing direct or indirect chill injuries. Under long cold exposure (which also includes …

This study determined the effects of cold storage on the survival, development and
reproduction of the mymarid wasp, Gonatocerus ashmeadi Girault (Hymenoptera …

(1) The parasitoid Aphidius colemani was reared at 15 or 25° C to induce variation in size
and fat reserves; SCP and cold-tolerance were compared. Insects from both temperatures …