AI Article Synopsis

  • - Biological control is an effective and cost-efficient method for managing forestry burrowing pests, with the ectoparasitic wasp showing promise as a solution.
  • - The study aimed to find the best methods for using cryogenically treated mealworm pupae as a food source for large-scale indoor breeding of the wasp.
  • - Optimal results for wasp pest control were found with a 2:1 parasitoid-to-host ratio, 1.5 hours of ethyl ether anesthesia, and a cold treatment at -10°C, which helped identify the best indoor rearing conditions.

Article Abstract

Biological control is one of the effective means of controlling forestry burrowing pests in a low-cost and efficient way. , an ectoparasitic wasp, exhibits significant potential in managing burrowing pests. Currently, the mealworm pupae are mainly used to many insects large-scale indoor breeding of diet. Therefore, this study focused on the effects of cryogenically treated the mealworm pupae for different times and anesthesia treatment on the percentage parasitism and the number of emergence of , optimum parasitism and emergence were achieved in the wasp with a parasitoid-to-host ratio of 2:1, anesthesia treatment of pupae with ethyl ether fumigation for 1.5 h, and cold treatment of them at a temperature of -10°C. As a result, various methods of treating pupae indoors were explored, and optimal conditions for indoor rearing were explored for the expansion of .

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11602668PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70649DOI Listing

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