The Fitness of Mass Rearing Food on the Establishment of <i>Chrysopa pallens</i> in a Banker Plant System under Fluctuating Temperature Conditions

Banker plant systems can be used to sustain a reproducing population of biological control agents (BCAs) within a crop, thus providing long-term pest suppression. The founder population of natural enemies in banker plant systems is usually mass-reared on factitious hosts. Thus, a better understandin...

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Main Authors: Jie Wang, Shu Li, Jun Yang, Mingcheng Guo, Huijie Dai, Ricardo Ramirez-Romero, Zhenyu Jin, Su Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/1014