Cold Storage of Predatory Coccinellid Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera; Coccinellidae) to Increase its Shelf-Life for Biological Control Programmes
Cold Storage of Predatory Coccinellid Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera; Coccinellidae) to Increase its Shelf-Life for Biological Control Programmes
Qurat ul Ain1, Asifa Khan1*, Asia Riaz2 and Nazia Suleman2
Figure 1:
Week-wise comparison for the survival of adult beetles after removal from cold storage at 4oC (open bars) and 8oC (pattern bars)
* Capital letters are for differences among weeks at same temperature, whereas small letters indicate difference among beetles at two temperatures for the respective week with standard errors of means.
Figure 2:
Week-wise comparison of the development time for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th instar larvae of C. septempunctata after removal from cold storage at 4oC (N = 120) with standard errors of means.
Figure 3:
Week-wise comparison of the development time for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th instar larvae of C. septempunctata after removal from cold storage at 8oC (N = 120) with standard errors of means.
March 2024
Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Vol.40, Iss. 1, Pages 01-262
