The study of the technical and economic aspects of rearing natural enemies is essential for its effective use as a biological control agent in the field.The aim of this study was to determine the cost of production of the parasitoid, Telenomus remus (Nixon; Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), reared in eggs of its natural host, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and the alternative host, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton; Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The insects were reared in accordance with their respective methodologies of laboratory rearing. The cost of production of this biocontrol agent is US$ 0.0004 when reared with S. frugiperda eggs and US$ 0.0002 with C. cephalonica eggs.
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1 November 2017
Cost of Production of Telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) Grown in Natural and Alternative Hosts
Natalia F. Vieira,
Aline Pomari-Fernandes,
Amanda A. F. Lemes,
Alessandra M. Vacari,
Sergio A. De Bortoli,
Adeney de Freitas Bueno
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