Laelius pedatus explained

Laelius pedatus is a hymenopteran parasitoid in the family Bethylidae. It is a gregarious idiobiont larval ectoparasitoid. It is used as a biological control agent against beetle pests in the family Dermestidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Known hosts are:

• Anthrenus flavipes LeConte
• Anthrenus sarnicus Mroczkowski
• Anthrenus verbasci L.
• Trogoderma angustum Solier
• Trogoderma glabrum Herbst
• Trogoderma granarium Everts

Notes and References

1. Mertins . J.W. . 1980 . Life history and behavior of Laelius pedatus, a gregarious bethylid ectoparasitoid of Anthrenus verbasci . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 73 . 6 . 686–693. 10.1093/aesa/73.6.686 .
2. Amante . Marco . Schöller . Matthias . Suma . Pompeo . Russo . Agatino . 2017 . Bethylids attacking stored‐product pests: an overview . Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata . 163 . 3 . 251–264 . 10.1111/eea.12587 . 90311309 . free .
3. Barbosa . D.N. . Azevedo . C.O. . 2014 . Revision of the Neotropical Laelius (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) with notes on some Nearctic species . Zoologia . 31 . 3 . 285–311. 10.1590/S1984-46702014000300012 . 84480677 . free .