Anisopteromalus calandrae
Pteromalid Wasp parasitoid of Grain Weevils

Photography by Max E. Badgley (1922-2006)

Anisopteromalus calandrae wasp adult 
Photo © Max E. Badgley, published with permission from the Max E. Badgley Estate, with special thanks to the University of California, Riverside, who kindly supplied this image from the UCR Chalcidoidea database collection.

Anisopteromalus calandrae wasps are beneficial insects that are important natural enemies of Sitophilus weevils. The species is reared in commercial insectaries for release in grain bins. Because this wasp successfully withstands higher dosages of pesticide than the weevils it preys upon, it is extremely useful in storage systems known or suspected to contain residual pesticides.

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