Assessing potential for biological control of Japanese giant silkworm <scp><i>Caligula japonica</i></scp> using <scp><i>Anastatus gansuensis</i></scp>, a thelytokous parasitoid firstly reported in Eupelmidae
Our results indicate a high potential for biological control of JGS using A. gansuensis. The parasitoid can be efficiently reared on COS eggs and used against JGS. It may be essential to provide food for emerging adult parasitoids allowing time for egg maturation prior to the rearing or augmentative release of the parasitoid. Some mutual interference at high parasitoid rearing densities likely reduces per capita parasitization efficiency of A. gansuensis. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- Xingeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8825-2266)
- Lian‐Sheng Zang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-0512)
- Nicolas Desneux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-3154)
- Yong‐Ming Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6287-7997)
- Run‐Na Gong
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- United States Department of Agriculture (US)
- Guizhou University (CN)
- Université Côte d'Azur (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pest Management Science
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8447
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.24
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- National Key Research and Development Program of China