Cold Storage of Predatory Coccinellid Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera; Coccinellidae) to Increase its Shelf-Life for Biological Control Programmes

Abstract

A rthropods have progressed through a variety of physiological, morphological and behavioral changes for their development and survival with respect to environmental conditions (Ramløv, 2000;Terao et al., 2012). Among environmental conditions day length, temperature, and food quality trigger various responses to insect life histories (Bale and Hayward, 2010;Abarca, 2019). Temperature is the most significant deriving factor in the distribution and mortality of insects in an environment as it effects through physiological processes and further determines the ecological outcomes (Bale, 2002).