Mitteilungen der deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie (2001) 13, 201-204

S. Prozell and M. Schöller (2001)
Biologische Bekämpfung von Vorratsschädlingen in der lebensmittelverarbeitenden Industrie, im Einzelhandel, und in Mühlen
[Biological control in the food processing industry, retail trade and mills]
Mitteilungen der deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie 13, 201-204
Abstract: Research on biological control in stored product protection has a long tradition in Germany, but the commercial availability is new. Biological antagonists could be effective especially in the early stages of insect infestation. Natural enemies are known for all major stored product pest insects. In this case laboratory-mass-reared parasitoids and predators perform the control. Therefore, inundative releases require mass-rearing facilities, and high quality natural enemies have to be produced, which have to be cheap, reliable and constant in quality. The inoculative release of natural enemies, which was not present at the site of infestation before or only in lower number, perform the control of the pest. The current commercial availability of parasitoids and predators of stored-product pest insects is listed. The use of Cheyletus eruditus in the Czech Republic and the biological control of stored-product moths in Germany is reviewed in detail. The cost of application of beneficials is discussed.
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(original language: German)
Database assignments for author(s): Matthias Schöller

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
evaluation - screening - selection

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Plodia interpunctella		Germany
	Ephestia kuehniella		Germany
Cheyletus eruditus (predator)			Czech Republic
Trichogramma evanescens (parasitoid)	Plodia interpunctella		Germany
Trichogramma evanescens (parasitoid)	Ephestia kuehniella		Germany