Economics trumps biology: <scp> <i>Corcyra cephalonica</i> </scp> as the optimal factitious host for cost‐effective mass production of <i>Chelonus bifoveolatus</i> , a key parasitoid of <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>
Despite some trade-offs in parasitoid fitness, rearing Ch. bifoveolatus on C. cephalonica offers substantial cost savings compared with rearing on Spodoptera hosts. These findings support the use of C. cephalonica as a practical, scalable host for augmentative biological control programs targeting FAW, balancing the economic feasibility without sacrificing significant field performance. © 2025 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- Haneef Tariq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5148-3028)
- Lian‐Sheng Zang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-0512)
- Adeney de Freitas Bueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5462-5845)
- Jian Wei
- Liang‐De Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9825-5460)
- Mi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6938-5322)
- Zhen Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-4401)
- Kelvin Kamfwa
Institutions
- Guizhou University (CN)
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (BR)
- Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pest Management Science
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70208
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00