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Aphelinus asychis , a polyphagous parasitoid, has been widely used as an efficient biological control agent against the aphid Myzus persicae. Aiming to evaluate the influence of temperature on the biological characteristics and control potential of A. asychis for M. persicae , we compared the life table parameters and control potential of A. asychis , which included the developmental time, longevity, fecundity, intrinsic rate of increase ( r ), and finite killing rate ( θ ). The results showed that increasing the temperature significantly decreased the developmental time and longevity of A. asychis . The r at 24 (0.2360 d -1 ) and 28 °C (0.2441 d -1 ) were significantly greater than those at 20 (0.1848 d -1 ) and 32 °C (0.1676 d -1 ). The θ at 24 (0.4495), 28 (0.5414), and 32 °C (0.4312) were also significantly greater than that at 20 °C (0.3140). The relationship between population fitness ( r and θ ) and temperature followed a unary quadratic function ( R  2 &gt; 0.95). The temperatures for the expected maximum intrinsic rate of increase ( r  max ) and the maximum finite killing rate ( θ  max ) were 25.7 and 27.4 °C, respectively. In conclusion, A. asychis could develop and produce progenies within the temperature range of 20-32 °C, and its control efficiency for M. persicae at 24, 28, and 32 °C was greater than that at 20 °C. The most suitable temperature range for controlling M. persicae with A. asychis in the field might be between 25.7 and 27.4 °C.

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Temperature-Dependent Demographic Characteristics and Control Potential of Aphelinus asychis Reared from Sitobion avenae as a Biological Control Agent for Myzus persicae on Chili Peppers