Review of research on parasitoids and their use in biological control in China
Author of the article:SHI Min；TANG Pu； WANG Zhi-Zhi；HUANG Jian-Hua；CHEN Xue-Xin
Author's Workplace：State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects；State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects；State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects；State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects；State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects
Key Words：biological control; natural enemy; parasitoid; species diversity; biology; ecology; parasitoid-associated factor; host regulation; mass rearing; release; conservation; augementation
Abstract：
Parasitoids are among
the most important natural enemies of insect pests and are widely used as
biological control agents in integrated pest management. In addition to their
eggs, parasitoids inject several parasitoid-associated factors, such as venom and
polydnavirus, into their hosts which alter the hosts development, immunity,
metabolism and behavior. This paper reviews progress in research on the
taxonomy, ecology, host regulation, mass rearing, field release, conservation
and augmentation, of parasitoids in China over the past several decades.