Potential of Lariophagus distinguendus (Förster) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to suppress the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in bagged and bulk stored maize

► The parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus suppressed Sitophilus zeamais in jute bags and bulk stored maize. ► The suppression of host in bulk maize was dependent on depths. ► Offspring of L. distinguendus were produced in jute bags and in bulk. ► The practical potential of using the parasitoid for biological control of S. zeamais was established.