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July 13, 2026Journal of Economic Entomology

Biological control potential of Chouioia cunea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in China, against the invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): parasitism performance and multi-generation adaptability

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SWShaobo WangDXDanjie XieXYXinyue Yang

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Randomized trial assesses parasitism performance of Chouioia cunea, indicating its promise as a pest control agent.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the biological control potential of Chouioia cunea against the invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda.
  • Parasitism performance assessed under four parasitoid-to-host ratios (1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1)
  • Successive rearing of Chouioia cunea over eight generations to determine population stability
  • Reproductive performance compared on Spodoptera frugiperda and Hyphantria cunea pupae.
  • Parasitism rate reached 80.00 ± 5.77% at a 4:1 ratio
  • Parasitism rate stable at 93.33% to 96.67% from F3 generation onward
  • Development on Spodoptera frugiperda pupae was significantly faster than on Hyphantria cunea.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a548105475c38bf615a56bahttps://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toag208
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