Data from: Temperature effects on development and population growth of two parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of the coffee berry borer (<i>Hypothenemus hampei</i>)

These data are from a study that evaluated the thermal biology of two key parasitoids of <i>Hypothenemus hampei (</i>Coffee berry borer; Coleoptera: Curculionidae): the larval-pupal ectoparasitoid <i>Prorops nasuta</i> (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) and the adult endoparasitoid <i>Phymastichus coffea</i> (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Using age-stage, two-sex life tables across eight constant temperatures, we quantified temperature effects on development, survival, fecundity, and population growth. We identified 22-25°C as the optimal range for survival, and fecundity peaked at 25°C . Life-table parameters indicate maximal population growth at 25°C for both parasitoids. Development failed at extreme temperatures (32 and 35°C), highlighting upper thermal limits relevant to mass-rearing and field releases for both parasitoids. Degree-day models were developed to estimate the potential number of generations across Colombian coffee-growing regions. We predict 5.5-11.6 annual generations of <i>P. nasuta</i> and 2.2-8.6 of <i>P. coffea</i>, depending on local temperature regimes. These results identify optimal temperature ranges for rearing and deploying <i>P. nasuta</i> and <i>P. coffea</i> and provide spatially relevant predications for their establishment potential in Colombian coffee-growing regions. Regions with mean temperatures between 22-28°C are expected to support the greatest efficacy of augmentative biological control programs targeting the coffee berry borer.