May be helpful: https://doi.org/10.1673/031.011.11901

Hi Joop,

Have you seen:

Ramalho DG, Viel SR, Vacari AM, De Bortoli SA, Lopes MM, Laurentis VL and

Veiga ACP.

Criteria for optimization of mass rearing of the parasitoid Cotesia flavipes

in the laboratory.Journal of Research in Biology (2012) 2(5): 529

Seems to be in English

Thank you Barbara, will have a look at it!

Thank you Ganesh, will check this one also!

Regards, Joop

Hello Joop,

Unfortunately, the information is lacking, since for many decades many sugarcane companies have used this parasitoid and have different breeding techniques which they keep jealously.

Conference Paper Características biológicas de Cotesia flavipes (Camerom, 189...

Regards,

Dalmert.

Dear Dalmert, thanks for your reaction. One of the responses resulted in finding some information, but like you said, the companies did not publish details about mass rearing. Still, I now know that most companies are using the "hand-sting" technique to obtain parasitized D. saccharalis caterpillars ...

Regards, Joop

In my country they are raised for the control of Diatraea Cotesia flavipes and Billaea claripalpis, the latter accepts as an alternative host to Galleria mellonella.

Regards,

Dalmert.