Shelf life of insects is not among the life-history traits considered from a fundamental research perspective, but is an important facet of fitness in applied insect science. Temperature is known to strongly affect almost all aspects of insect development, as well as storage duration. Rezaei and colleagues investigate cold storage sensitivity of the parasitoid wasp Aphidius matricariae Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a commercial biocontrol agent of dozens of aphid species. Parasitoid fitness remained unaffected by storage at 5 °C for up to 15 days. Determining efficient storage conditions of biocontrol agents is important for the planning of mass rearing and mass release in augmentative biological control programs.

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编辑推荐：2020 年 11 月

昆虫的保质期不是从基础研究角度考虑的生活史特征之一，而是应用昆虫科学中适应性的一个重要方面。众所周知，温度会强烈影响昆虫发育的几乎所有方面，以及储存时间。Rezaei 及其同事研究了寄生蜂 Aphidius matricariae Haliday（膜翅目：茧蜂科）的冷藏敏感性，这是一种用于数十种蚜虫的商业生物防治剂。在 5°C 下储存长达 15 天不会影响寄生物的适应性。确定生物防治剂的有效储存条件对于增强生物防治计划中的大规模饲养和大规模释放的规划很重要。