Method and device for mass-producing entomophagous insects, and its use in biological pest control

摘要

The invention relates to the field of biological control via eggs of an insect entomophage.; The method according to the invention is essentially characterized by maintaining at constant temperature in a cage (7) a constant population of adult insects from an inoculum introduced continuously formed parasitized first host eggs undergoing preincubation is activated said inoculum into the cage, is present continuously over a predetermined time of the second host eggs to parasitize the insect that emerged said inoculum and which is supplied. collected continuously the second host eggs thus parasitized with a view to further processing of packaging for release in the field, and in one takes a fraction for forming said inoculum.; Application to the production of capsules of parasitized eggs destined to let go to the field.