Overview and evaluation of research methodology for insect col d hardiness.
Author of the article:JING Xiao-Hong，KANG Le
Author's Workplace：(State Key Laboratory of Integrated Mana gement of Pes t Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China)
Key Words：cold hardiness; experimental study; evaluation method; supercooling point; chill injury
Abstract：Research methods for insect cold hardiness are systematically introduced, include ing supercooling points determination and low temperature exposure experiments. Lethal temperature of 50% individuals (LT50) and lethal time of 50% indivi duals