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 …

Flesh flies can enhance their cold hardiness by entering a photoperiod-induced pupal
diapause or by a temperature-induced rapid cold-hardening process. To determine whether …

Insects are the most widespread group of organisms and more than one million species
have been described. These animals have significant ecological functions, for example they …

The midge, Belgica antarctica Jacobs, is subjected to numerous environmental stressors
during its 2-year life cycle on the Antarctic Peninsula, and in response it has evolved a suite …

The impact of fluctuating thermal regimes on the cold tolerance of the parasitoid Aphidius
colemani at the mummy stage is examined. The hypothesis is tested that, if a cold period is …

Background The life cycles of many insect species include an obligatory or facultative
diapause stage with arrested development and low metabolic activity as an overwintering …

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

Most temperate multivoltine insects enter diapause, a hormonally controlled developmental
suspension, in response to seasonal photoperiodic and/or thermal cues. Some insect …

The pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii is a warm-water shellfish that is sensitive to cold
environments. To investigate its potential adaptation to low-temperature stress, the selected …