Genomic signatures associated with maintenance of genome stability and venom turnover in two parasitoid wasps [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Parasitoid wasps are rapidly developing as a model for evolutionary biology. Here, the authors analyze the genomes of two Anastatus wasps, revealing genomic innovations related to maintenance of genomic stability, and rapid turnover of venom genes.
Xinhai Ye +16 more
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A survey of egg-parasitoid species associated with Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalDendrolimus houi Lajonquiere is a polyphagous defoliator with strong adaptability causing significant damage to hundreds of hectares of pine forest. The larvae primarily damage coniferous tree species.
Ciding Lu +6 more
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Seven New Species of Anastatus Motschulsky (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) from China Identified Based on Morphological and Molecular Data [PDF]
InsectsAnastatus is the second-largest genus in the family Eupelmidae, with 150 species found worldwide and fourteen known species in China. Most species in this genus are the primary parasitoids of insect eggs, particularly those of Lepidoptera and Hemiptera ...
Zongying Wang +4 more
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Ontogenetic morphological changes of the venom apparatus in 4 eupelmid egg parasitoids [PDF]
ParasitologyParasitoid wasps, notably egg parasitoids of the family Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), a key natural enemy of insect pests, offer a sustainable approach to pest management in agriculture.
Xu Chen +4 more
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The Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and Its Egg Parasitoids: Updates on Biocontrol in a Hazelnut Producing Area in Southern Italy [PDF]
InsectsAmong hazelnut phytophagous insects, the box bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus is a key pest in Southern Italy that severely compromise the production of healthy hazelnut fruits with severe economic losses.
Simona Tortorici +7 more
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Proactive classical biological control of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) in California (U.S.): Host range testing of Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae). [PDF]
Front Insect Sci, 2023 Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), the spotted lanternfly, native to China, invaded and established in the northeast U.S. in 2014. Since this time, populations have grown and spread rapidly, and invasion bridgeheads have been detected in mid ...
Gómez Marco F +3 more
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Demography and Fitness of Anastatus japonicus Reared from Antheraea pernyi as a Biological Control Agent of Caligula japonica [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Japanese giant silkworm (JGS), Caligula japonica Moore, is an emerging defoliator pest of forest and fruit trees in East Asia, causing severe economic losses. To develop a cost-effective biological control program against JGS, we used eggs of the Chinese
Xiao-Yan Wei +4 more
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Identification and Comparative Expression Profiles of Candidate Olfactory Receptors in the Transcriptomes of the Important Egg Parasitoid Wasp Anastatus japonicus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Anastatus japonicus Ashmead is an egg parasitoid wasp important for the biological control of fruit crop pests. The olfaction of parasitoids is crucial to searching for host pests in fruit crops.
Hai-Xia Zhan +3 more
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Novel gene rearrangement in the mitochondrial genome of Anastatus fulloi (Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea) and phylogenetic implications for Chalcidoidea [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The genus Anastatus comprises a large group of parasitoids, including several biological control agents in agricultural and forest systems. The taxonomy and phylogeny of these species remain controversial. In this study, the mitogenome of A. fulloi Sheng
Jiequn Yi +9 more
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Cryptic genetic diversity and associated ecological differences of Anastatus orientalis, an egg parasitoid of the spotted lanternfly. [PDF]
Front Insect Sci, 2023 Anastatus orientalis, native to northern China, is an egg parasitoid wasp of the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) and is being tested as a potential biological control agent for invasive L. delicatula in the United States.
Wu Y +13 more
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