Temperature-dependent development influences production rates of arthropods, including
crustaceans important to fisheries and agricultural pests. Numerous candidate equation …

BACKGROUND Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard) is a solitary ectoparasitoid with wide‐
ranging potential applications as a natural biological control agent against various …

Modelling the thermal response of insect pests is a valuable tool for predicting the stage
development of the population, supporting the formulation of more sustainable and effective …

Sexual selection theory has proven to be fundamental to our understanding of the male-
female (sperm-egg) interactions that characterise fertilisation. However, sexual selection …

Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard) shows great promise as an ectoparasitoid for
controlling various coleopteran pests in warehouses. However, for a large‐scale release, it …

The bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus F., commonly known as the cowpea weevil, infests
stored mungbean and other legumes. Aeration cooling has potential as a non-chemical …

Bruchids are the most important pests of leguminous seeds in the world. In this study, the
focus was done on Callosobruchus maculatus, a serious pest of Vigna unguiculata seeds …

This thesis broaches the promotion of faba bean cultivation (Vicia faba L., Fabaceae) for
food uses in Wallonia and the challenge posed by the broad bean weevil, Bruchus …

Background The thermal plasticity of life-history traits receives wide attention in the recent
biological literature. Of all the temperature-dependent traits studied, developmental rates of …

The effect of temperature on the development and survival of Cephalonomia tarsalis
(Ashmead)(Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), larval ectoparasitoid of beetles of Oryzaephilus …