Structure and function of the ovipositor of the encyrtid wasp Microterys flavus [PDF]
Frontiers in ZoologyBackground Oviposition is crucial for the reproductive success of parasitoid insects and, hence, ovipositor structure and oviposition behaviour have probably played a central role in their adaptive evolution.
Robin Kraft +3 more
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Mechanisms of ovipositor insertion and steering of a parasitic wasp [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017 SignificanceUsing slender probes to drill through solids is challenging, but desirable, due to minimal disturbances of the substrate. Parasitic wasps drill into solid substrates and lay eggs in hosts hidden within using slender probes and are therefore a good model for studying mechanical challenges associated with this process.
Uroš Cerkvenik +2 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016 Olfactory systems evolved to detect and identify volatile chemical cues, in many cases across great distances. However, the precision of copulatory and oviposition behaviors suggest that they may be guided by olfactory cues detected by sensory systems ...
Monika Stengl +2 more
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Parasitic Recognition Behavior of Telenomus remus Nixon, an Important Egg Parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) [PDF]
InsectsT. remus is an important egg parasitoid of S. frugiperda, serving as a significant role in its biological control. This study systematically examined the host discrimination behavior of T. remus.
Xiaolong Ma +6 more
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Veterinaria Italiana, 2022 Rhinoestrus species larvae are considered obligatory parasites of the nasal cavities of equine. This type of myiasis is characterised by sneezing, coughing, olfactory nerve damage and encephalomyelitis.
Mohammed I. Abdel Rahman
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A New Use for an Ovipositor [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1901 Caroline G. Soule
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Musculature of the ovipositor of Scathophagidae (Diptera) with reference to the larval habits [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2012 Structure of the ovipositor sclerites and musculature was investigated in 4 species of Scathophagidae: Cordilura ciliata (Meigen, 1826), Scathophaga suilla (Fabricius, 1794), S. litorea (Fallén, 1819) and Pogonota barbata (Zetterstedt, 1860). Adaptations
A.N. Ovchinnikov, O.G. Ovtshinnikova
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Ovipositor characteristics differ between two parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Figitidae) of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in an adventive landscape [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2023 Different ovipositor characteristics among parasitoid species that share similar niches are associated with different wasp life histories and selective pressures.
Nathan G. Earley +3 more
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Limited thermal plasticity and geographical divergence in the ovipositor of Drosophila suzukii [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Phenotypic plasticity has been repeatedly suggested to facilitate adaptation to new environmental conditions, as in invasions. Here, we investigate this possibility by focusing on the worldwide invasion of Drosophila suzukii: an invasive species that has
Ceferino Varón-González +4 more
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Extraordinary drilling capabilities of the tiny parasitoid Eupelmus messene Walker (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2023 In the course of evolution, animals and particularly insects, have developed efficient and complex mechanisms for survival. Biomimetics aims to find applications for these features of organisms (or organs) in industry, agriculture, and medicine.
Matvey I. Nikelshparg +3 more
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