The egg parasitoids Trichogramma: from laboratory mass rearing to biological control of lepidopteran pests

A Cherif, R Mansour, K Grissa-Lebdi - Biocontrol Science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Trichogramma egg parasitoids are successfully used for biological control of a wide range of
lepidopteran pests worldwide. However, the field success depends upon their performance …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the Potential of Using Spodoptera litura Eggs for Mass-Rearing Telenomus remus, a Promising Egg Parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda

W Chen, Y Li, M Wang, J Mao, L Zhang - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Telenomus remus (Nixon) is an effective egg parasitoid for controlling
Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), which is a major destructive agricultural pest. Currently …

Effect of Different Constant Temperatures on Life History and Life Table Parameters of Trichogramma euproctidis (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

F Tabebordbar, P Shishehbor… - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Temperature has a profound effect on performance and behavior of egg parasitoids. Egg
parasitoids are a well-known alternative for the control of lepidopterous pests. Selected life …

Biotic and abiotic factors that affect parasitism in Trichogramma pintoi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as a biocontrol agent against Heortia vitessoides …

Z Yan, JJ Yue, YY Zhang - Environmental Entomology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The parasitoid wasp, Trichogramma pintoi, is a promising candidate for inundative release
against Heortia vitessoides. Parasitoid females can regulate the sex of their offspring in …

Effects of delayed mating on the reproductive biology of the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

A Lentini, A Mura, E Muscas, MT Nuvoli… - Bulletin of entomological …, 2018 - cambridge.org
The effect of increasing mating delay on the reproductive performance and population
growth rates of the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret)(Hemiptera …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation and Selection of New Trichogramma spp. as Biological Control Agents of the Guatemalan Potato Moth (Tecia solanivora) in Europe

J Gavara, T Cabello, M Gámez, S Bastin… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Guatemalan potato moth, Tecia solanivora, is an invasive pest that
has spread to several countries of South America and reached Spain, arriving in Tenerife in …

Egg parasitoid production and their role in controlling insect pests

SHD Masry, N El-Wakeil - Cottage Industry of Biocontrol Agents and Their …, 2020 - Springer
Egg parasitoids have been used successfully as inundative or augmentative biological
control agents against a wide range of agricultural pests; Trichogramma and other egg …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in Gall Induction of Flower-like Galls on Haloxylon by Psyllids (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae), and the Emergence of Corresponding Parasitoids

Q Zhao, LL Jiang, J Guo, DK Zhang, HY Hu - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Haloxylon spp. have been infested by various gall inducers, and natural
enemies that impact pest populations must be understood to build integrated pest control …

Limited sex differences in plastic responses suggest evolutionary conservatism of thermal reaction norms: A meta-analysis in insects

T Teder, K Taits, A Kaasik, T Tammaru - Evolution Letters, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Temperature has a profound effect on the growth and development of ectothermic animals.
However, the extent to which ecologically driven selection pressures can adjust thermal …

Response of Trichogramma brassicae (Hym.: Trichogrammatidae) to temperature: Utilizing thermodynamic models to describe curvilinear development

M Negahban, A Sedaratian-Jahromi, M Ghane-Jahromi… - Crop Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
Temperature has profound effects on biological efficiency of parasitoid wasps. In the present
study, effects of seven constant temperatures (12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 32 and 35±0.5° C) on the …