BACKGROUND Bottom‐up and top‐down forces are major components of biological control
against pests in an agro‐ecosystem. Understanding the multi‐trophic interactions between …

The survival of hymenopteran populations especially that of ecologically and economically
important pollinators and parasitoids, has become a major topic for empirical and theoretical …

The quantity and quality of host nutrients can affect fitness‐related traits in hymenopteran
parasitoids, including oogenesis. The present study tested the prediction that a high host …

A reduction in dietary calories has been shown to prolong life span in a wide variety of taxa,
but there has been much debate about confounding factors such as nutritional composition …

Parasitoids are important regulators of insect populations, and they stand out as the main
group of natural enemies in agricultural systems. Insect parasitoids are spread over a …

Adult parasitoids often feed on sugar sources for survival and to fuel energy. Therefore, the
provision of sugar sources, such as nectar from flowers, can enhance biological control. We …

A growing body of literature reports the importance of non-prey food sources in boosting
fitness of arthropod natural enemies, thus further contributing to their pest control efficacy …

Simple Summary Two invasive conical snail species are major pests of pastures and grain
crops in Australia. In 2000, a parasitoid fly, Sarcophaga villeneuveana, was sourced from …

Cold storage of parasitoids to be used in biological control programs is desirable but risky
for the performance of the stored parental generation as well as for its offspring. We studied …

Mass rearing of parasitoids depends on choosing appropriate alternative hosts. The
objective of this study was to select alternative hosts to rear the parasitoid Palmistichus …