Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 1 article published in JoVE Biology An Experimental Study on Colorado Potato Beetle Hibernation Under Natural Conditions Yury A. Noskov1,2, Olga N. Yaroslavtseva1, Khristina P. Tolokonnikova1, Saule Zhangissina1,3, Vadim Yu. Kryukov1 1Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 2Tomsk State University, 3Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Here we present a method for studying Colorado potato beetle hibernation under the natural conditions of the temperate zone as well as a technique for collecting beetles in winter. This method allows to obtain a desired number of overwintering individuals for various analyses at any stage of hibernation.
