Biological characteristics of the Khibiny population of Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Abstract

The main biological characteristics of the natural entomophage Coccinella septempunctata L. were studied. In several generations, data were obtained on the most important parameters: fecundity, duration of preimaginal stages of development and life of the adult at the optimal temperature. These indicators do not significantly change from generation to generation, which allows us to conclude that it is advisable to conduct artificial selection for the formation of a uterine laboratory culture of C. septempunctata and to include it in the complex of biological agents for the protection of greenhouse plants against pests.