Ovipositor of Catolaccus hunteri Burks (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and Implications for its Potential as a Biological Control Agent of Pepper Weevil.

The article discusses a study on the ovipositor of Catolaccus hunteri Burks. The study describes the relationship between ovipositor length and parasitoid size. It also reveals the importance of estimating the distance from the pericarp to the place where third-instar larvae develop inside the fruit to determine the implications of Cataloccus hunteri's potential against Pepper Weevi as a biological control agent.