Designation:E2754−10StandardSpecificationforDelphastuscatalinae(Horn)(Coleoptera:Coccinellidae)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2754;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversinformationonandthetestmethodfordeterminingthepurity,sexratio,andnumberofliveadultspresentincommercialcontainersofDelphastuscatalinae(Horn),apredatorofwhitefly.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E2200SpecificationforInformationIncludedwithPackag-ingofMulti-CellularBiologicalControlOrganisms(Withdrawn2010)33.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1viability—qualitativeassessmentofactivityofbeetlesafterwarming.3.1.2lifestagewhenshipped—adult.3.1.3nameofproduct—Delphastuscatalinae(Horn).3.1.4preferredhostprey—mostspeciesofwhiteflyinclud-ing,Trialeurodesvaporariorum,Bemisiatabaci.4.Classification4.1Phylum—Arthropoda.4.2Class—Insecta.4.3Order—Coleoptera.4.4Family—Coccinellidae.4.5Genus—Delphastus.4.6Species—catalinae.5.PhysicalProperties5.1Number—ShipmentsofD.catalinaemusthaveamini-mumnumberofliveadultbeetlesasspecifiedoncontaineroraccompanyingliterature.5.2SexRatio—D.catalinaehasamale:femalesexratioof1:1.5.3SexIdentification—Colorofbothsexesismostlyreddish-brown,maleheadandlegsyellow;femalesimilartomaleexceptheadreddish-yellow.SeeGordon4foramoredetaileddescription.6.SummaryofTestMethod(DeterminingtheViability,Purity,SexRatio,andNumbersofLivingAdultsinContainersofD.catalinae)6.1Thenumberoflivebeetles,sexratio,andpresenceofotherliveinsectsormiteswillbedeterminedbycountingandexaminingindividualcontainersfromshipmentsofD.catali-nae.7.SignificanceandUse7.1ThebiologicalcontrolofwhiteflywithD.catalinaedepen...
