Manure Preferences and Postemergence Learning of Two Filth Fly Parasitoids, Spalangia cameroni and Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The efficiency of host-seeking behavior is crucial to the reproductive performance of female parasitoids. Initially, parasitoids may use chemical information garnered from the microhabitat in which they emerge to locate hosts.
Caitlin E Taylor +3 more
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New insights into the genome and transmission of the microsporidian pathogen Nosema muscidifuracis [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionNosema is a diverse genus of unicellular microsporidian parasites of insects and other arthropods. Nosema muscidifuracis infects parasitoid wasp species of Muscidifurax zaraptor and M.
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Evaluation of Pachycrepoideus vindemiae and Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) as biological control agents of Piophila casei (Diptera: Piophilidae) in ham production facilities. [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2023 Ham products play a fundamental role in the Italian economy, and attention to the problems of this sector is essential. The products of this sector can be attacked by parasites, which can cause direct and indirect damage.
Missere D, Martini A, Burgio G.
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Laboratory Evaluation of Pupal Parasitoids for Control of the Cornsilk Fly Species, Chaetopsis massyla and Euxesta eluta [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Cornsilk flies are serious pests of sweet corn through damage to cobs and secondary fungal establishment. As pupae are generally outside the infested cob on the ground, there can be potential for use of pupal parasitoids for control.
Sandra A. Allan +2 more
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A Parasitoid Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Sanders (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
EDIS, 2017 Includes: Introduction - Synonymy - Distribution - Life Cycle and Description - Hosts - Economic Importance - Selected References Previously published on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BENEFICIAL/WASPS ...
Nicholas S.G. Tucker, Philip E. Kaufman
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An Integrated Pest Management Strategy Approach for the Management of the Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) [PDF]
InsectsStable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans, stand as formidable pests with a global impact, inflicting significant economic losses on the livestock sector. Larval development occurs in diverse substrates, including decomposing plant material and manure, while ...
Mikel A. González +5 more
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Long-Read Assembly and Annotation of the Parasitoid Wasp Muscidifurax raptorellus, a Biological Control Agent for Filth Flies. [PDF]
Front Genet, 2021 The parasitoid wasp Muscidifurax raptorellus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a gregarious species that has received extensive attention for its potential in biological pest control against house fly, stable fly, and other filth flies.
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A literature-based review of HymenopteraParasitica and Chrysidoidea from Reunion Island. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2017 A review of the genera and species of Hymenoptera Parasitica and Chrysidoidea reported so far from Reunion Island is provided with host information. Data presented here is based on a review of the existing literature by the authors. The list includes: (1)
Muru D, Madl M, Jacquot M, Deguine JP.
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Single locus complementary sex determination in Hymenoptera: an "unintelligent" design? [PDF]
Front Zool, 2006 The haplodiploid sex determining mechanism in Hymenoptera (males are haploid, females are diploid) has played an important role in the evolution of this insect order.
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Ciencia Rural, 2001 A primeira ocorrência dos parasitóides Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Sanders, 1910 e Pachycrepoideus vindemiae Rondani, 1875 em pupários de Sarcophagula occidua Fabricius, 1794 em fezes bovinas no Brasil é relatada.
C H Marchiori
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