%0 Journal Article
%T Light and Low Temperature Effects on the Shelf Life of Different Development Stages of Trichogrammatoidea bactrae, Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae
%A Muhammad Faheem Malik
%J Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 2001
%I Asian Network for Scientific Information
%X The experiment was conducted to determine the shelf life for 20, 40 & 60 days of different development stages of Trichogrammatoidea bactrae at three different temperatures (0,4,& 8  C) with two light/dark regimes (9/15 light/dark hours & complete darkness). It was observed that under the conditions of this test, the best shelf life (>57% adult emergence) was obtained when pupae were held at 8  C for any holding time tested. Among the environmental factors tested (temperature, holding time and photoperiod) temperature was the most important. T. bactrae might overwinter either in egg or pupal stage.
%U http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/jbs/2001/58-59.pdf