Amitus fuscipennis MacGown & Nebeker (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae) is being evaluated
as a potential biological control agent of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood)(Homoptera:
Aleyrodidae) on bean crops in Colombia. The life history of this natural enemy is presented
in this paper. The developmental time and longevity of fed and unfed adult parasitoids were
compared under different temperature and relative humidity combinations. Mean longevity of
the parasitoid in absence of hosts was highest (42.2 days) at 15° C and 75±5% RH and …