Hyperparasitoids Use Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles to Locate Their Parasitoid Host [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2012 Plants respond to herbivory with the emission of induced plant volatiles. These volatiles may attract parasitic wasps (parasitoids) that attack the herbivores. Although in this sense the emission of volatiles has been hypothesized to be beneficial to the
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Evaluation of Three Molecular Markers for Identification of European Primary Parasitoids of Cereal Aphids and Their Hyperparasitoids [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Aphids are major pests of cereal crops and a suite of hymenopteran primary parasitoids play an important role in regulating their populations. However, hyperparasitoids may disrupt the biocontrol services provided by primary parasitoids.
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of the heteronomous hyperparasitoid wasp Encarsia sophia [PDF]
Scientific DataEncarsia sophia, a heteronomous hyperparasitoid wasp, is a well-known biological control agent, but its genomic information is limited, hindering molecular investigations and understanding of multitrophic interactions.
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Capsella bursa-pastoris Is a Key Overwintering Plant for Aphids in the Mediterranean Region [PDF]
Insects, 2021 The reproduction of aphids depends to a great extent on their host plants, an integration that impacts on the successful expansion of overwintering populations.
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A Review of Aphid Parasitoids, with an Identification Key to the Genera of Economic Importance [PDF]
InsectsAgriculture plays an essential role in meeting global food demand, and so effective pest control is crucial. Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are a significant problem for many crops worldwide, and cause crop losses.
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Parasitism causes changes in caterpillar odours and associated bacterial communities with consequences for host-location by a hyperparasitoid. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2023 Microorganisms living in and on macroorganisms may produce microbial volatile compounds (mVOCs) that characterise organismal odours. The mVOCs might thereby provide a reliable cue to carnivorous enemies in locating their host or prey.
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Molecular Data Confirm Interspecific Limits of Four Alloxysta and One Phaenoglyphis Species of Parasitic Wasps within the Subfamily Charipinae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) [PDF]
InsectsThe hymenopteran subfamily Charipinae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) consist of a group of parasitic wasps that are exclusive hyperparasitoids of Hemipteran. The species boundaries in Charipinae have historically been unclear.
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Wolbachia-mediated parthenogenesis induction in the aphid hyperparasitoid Alloxysta brevis (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Charipinae) [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyThelytokous parthenogenesis (thelytoky), in which females can produce female offspring without mating, can be caused by parthenogenesis-inducing endosymbiotic bacteria in the genus Wolbachia.
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Does This Look Infected? Hidden Host Plant Infection by the Pathogen Botrytis cinerea Alters Interactions between Plants, Aphids and Their Natural Enemies in the Field [PDF]
InsectsFew studies have considered whether hidden (asymptomatic) plant pathogen infection alters ecological interactions at the higher trophic levels, even though such infection still affects plant physiology. We explored this question in two field experiments,
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Deciphering Morphological Variability: Addressing Taxonomic Ambiguities in Contemporary Species Delimitation (Hymenoptera, Figitidae) [PDF]
InsectsSpecies delimitation in Charipinae hyperparasitoids (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) is notoriously difficult due to their minute size and limited morphological variability.
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