Cold Storage of Lysiphlebus testaceipes1 Adults 2

Cold storage techniques are being developed in our laboratory for parasitoids of the greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) (Archer and Eikenbary 1973, Archer et al. 1973). Aphelillus asychis (Walker) adults could survive storage at 1.7–4.6°C for at least 120 days and still reproduce (Archer and Eikenbary 1973). A method for cold storage of Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) mummies was developed (Archer et al. 1973) to facilitate timing for mass release and for shipping large numbers of parasitoids.