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Currently, laboratory rearing of B. communis in China mainly depends on the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)\u2013cotton system. Although technically reliable, this method entails high labor demands, extensive space requirements, and overall elevated costs. To identify a more efficient aphid\u2013plant combination for mass rearing of B. communis, we evaluated this parasitoid\u2019s developmental performance, population growth, and rearing cost-effectiveness on four aphid\u2013plant combinations: A. gossypii\u2013cotton (Ago\u2013Cot), A. gossypii\u2013zucchini (Ago\u2013Zuc), bean aphid Aphis fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae)\u2013faba bean (Afa\u2013FB), and greenbug Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)\u2013wheat (Sgr\u2013W). The Afa\u2013FB and Sgr\u2013W combinations shortened the developmental time of B. communis from larva to adult. Analysis of age-stage, two-sex life table showed that female parasitoids reared on Afa\u2013FB reached their peak reproductive value earlier and reproduced at a higher level than those reared on the other three combinations, indicating enhanced reproductive potential. Comparative evaluation of rearing cycles further revealed that parasitizing A. fabae reared on faba bean supported rapid and consistently high rates of mummy formation, along with the highest rate of parasitism (38.68\u2009\u00b1\u20090.69%), highlighting the strong parasitic potential of the Afa\u2013FB combination. Moreover, cost analysis indicated that, compared with the other three combinations, Afa\u2013FB produced the highest number of mummies and had the lowest total material and labor costs (9.18 USD per 10,000 mummies), offering economic advantages. 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