Abstract:To explore the optimal temperature for keeping the ladybeetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) and understand their heat tolerance, under condition of 5, 20, 25, 30 and 35℃, life tables were established by studying influence on development, survival rate and fecundity of the beetle. The results showed that the developmental rate increased while the temperature increasing between 15 and 25℃, and the shortest rate exited between 25℃ and 30℃ with 23.0d and 22.4d separately. The threshold temperature was 8.54℃ and the effective accumulated temperature required for whole generation was 432.61 degree-days. Between 20℃ and 30℃, the lifespan of the female adults was shortened with the temperature increasing, with no significant differences between the male adults and the female adults. The number of eggs laid per female and the oviposition duration rich the highest, 2193.0 and 63.6d respectively at 25℃, but there was no significant difference with that of at 20℃. Innate capacity and index of population trend were higher at 25℃, 916.7 and 0.12. So the 25℃ was the most suitable temperature for keeping Harmonia axyridis.