This chapter offers a brief overview of the injury inflicted by low temperature and the
mechanisms used by insects to circumvent such injury Protective mechanisms that might be …

The study of insects at low temperature is a comparatively new field. Only recently has insect
cryobiology begun to mature, as research moves from a descriptive approach to a search for …

It is well known that temperature has a pervasive effect on insects. Nearly every aspect of an
insect's life is influenced by temperature, from direct effects on the kinetics of enzymatic …

An earlier review in this journal (Baust and Rojas, 1985) encouraged investigators to
“critically reassess” much of the “generally accepted dogma” which characterises research …

Low temperature is a major environmental constraint impacting the geographic distribution
and seasonal activity patterns of insects. Written for academic researchers in environmental …

Insect performance is limited by the temperature of the environment, and in temperate, polar,
and alpine regions, the majority of insects must face the challenge of exposure to low …

Insect cold tolerance mechanisms are often divided into freezing tolerance and freeze
intolerance. This division has been criticised in recent years; Bale (1996) established five …

In temperate regions, few insects are able to avoid exposure to low environmental
temperatures during the winter. Notable exceptions include the monarch butterfly, which …

This chapter explores the nature of heat injury and discusses the adaptations that allow
insects to tolerate high temperature. Insects are enormously vulnerable to high temperature …

Publisher Summary Insects hibernating in temperate and cold regions are, as a rule, able to
withstand climatic low temperatures, although they may suffer serious injury if the cold …