Advances in Research and Application of Theocolax elegans(Westwood)(Hymenoptera:Pteromalidae)in the Control of Stored Grain Insects
Theocolax elegans(Westwood)(Hymenoptera:Pteromalidae)is an ectoparasitoid with short life his-tory and rapid reproduction,and has great potential to control hidden stored grain insects of Coleoptera and Lepidop-tera.In this paper,the biological characteristics,ability to control pest insects,large-scale rearing and its influence factors,and combined use with existing control technologies for stored grain insects of T.elegans were overviewed,the host localization mechanism,the reproduction ability of long-winged females and the pest control ability were described,and the effects of temperature,grain variety,host species and symbiotic microorganisms on T.elegans were summarized,and the shortcomings of the practical application of T.elegans were also discussed,beneficial to the efficient biological control of stored grain pests by using T.elegans in the future.
Theocolax elegansbiological characteristicsinsect control potentialartificial propagationbiologi-cal control
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