“…The practical use of predators in biological control methods requires prior studies involving biological, reproductive, and behavioral characteristics [15] . Observations of growth, development, survival and reproduction of predatory insects are essential for the application of successful biological control [16] . Life cycle and fertility parameters have been thoroughly researched for other Zelus species, such as Z. vespiformis Hart, 1987 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) [17] , a predatory species of pests in Colombian coffee plantations and other pests in Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela [2] .…”