ZLC制式的问世使雷达昆虫学的发展方向出现重大转折，往常对昆虫迁出活动的短期，集中的观测将被对迁入事件的长期监测所取代，全自动运行，雷达信号的即时分析与处理使得迁飞性害早的灾变预警可望实现，简要述评了ZLC制式雷达的特性及其在中国的应用前景。

Insect migration panorama was always regarded as a‘black-box’before radar entomology was borne in 1968. Comprehensive and intensive studies have been undertaken in UK，USA，Australia and China since then. Although many new phenomena and their mechanisms in the process of insect migration have been revealed by radar and the technique’s utility for insect migration research is clearly established，it is，however，the complexity of the equipment and labor-intensive nature of the data analysis procedures in radar entomology that form a giant obstacle to apply the technique to become a practicable and economic proposition for routine and long-term monitoring. The development of the ZLC configuration enable radar entomology entering a new era. The current emphasis on short-term，and intensive studies on emigration events will be replaced by long-term monitoring and to the detection of immigration events. Fully automatic， unattended operation，with immediate analysis and processing of the observations and full dissemination of reports within 24 hours，will hopefully let the outbreak forecasting of migratory insect pests to be operational. The characteristics of the ZLC radar and its prospects of application in China are reviewed. Developing a VLR network in China and combining with the GIS technique will produce an operational surveillance system for migratory pest outbreaks. Possible applications include monitoring the side-effect of large-scale pesticide spraying，comparing insect diversity in different environment， and monitoring the effects of environmental change such as deforestation or varying pollution levels.