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To support a cost\u2010effective method for rearing\n                      <jats:italic>A. meilingensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      , we systematically studied its ontogeny, reproductive attributes, population projection, egg maturation pattern, functional response, and mutual interference when reared on a suitable factitious host egg of Chinese oak silkworm (COS),\n                      <jats:italic>Antheraea pernyi<\/jats:italic>\n                      (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Using a two\u2010sex life table and laboratory bioassays, we found that\n                      <jats:italic>A. meilingensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      completed development from egg to adult in 23.70\u2009days at 25\u2009\u00b0C, with a female\u2010biased sex ratio (76.85%). Females exhibited high fecundity (203.88 offspring over 24.55 oviposition days), a high intrinsic rate of increase (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.1514\u2009d\n                      <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                      ), a high transformation rate (\n                      <jats:italic>Q<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20091.00) and a short pre\u2010oviposition period (1.56\u2009days). Ovary dissections confirmed its strict synovigenic nature, with most eggs maturing post\u2010emergence and an 81.1% egg regeneration index. The parasitoid exhibited a type II functional response to host density and showed significant mutual interference at higher female densities, although female progeny ratio remained stable.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      These results demonstrate the high reproductive potential and biological control capacity of\n                      <jats:italic>A. meilingensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      on COS eggs. To optimize field application, adults should be fed post\u2010emergence to enable egg maturation, and female overcrowding should be avoided to minimize interference. This study supports the development of efficient rearing protocols and provides a foundation for the use of\n                      <jats:italic>A. meilingensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      in augmentative biological control programs. \u00a9 2025 Society of Chemical Industry.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ps.70362","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,17]],"date-time":"2025-11-17T09:47:28Z","timestamp":1763372848000},"page":"2241-2251","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Ontogeny, population dynamics, and functional response of the brachypterous parasitoid\n                    <scp>\n                      <i>Anastatus meilingensis<\/i>\n                    <\/scp>\n                    on the factitious host\n                    <scp>\n                      <i>Antheraea pernyi<\/i>\n                    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