Insects, 2021 Temperature is particularly important for ectotherms, including endoparasitoid wasps that develop inside another ectotherm host. In this study, we tested the impact of three temperatures (20 °C, 25 °C and 30 °C) on the host–parasitoid immune interaction ...
Fanny Cavigliasso +3 more
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Impact of a nonnative parasitoid species on intraspecific interference and offspring sex ratio
Scientific Reports, 2021 In an assemblage of multiple predators sharing a single prey species, the combined effects of the component species may scale unpredictably because of emergent interspecific interactions.
Yao Zhuo Zhang +3 more
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Parasitoid complex of fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin [PDF]
, 2020 Open Access Journal; Published online: 21 Jan 2020The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from the American continent, has recently invaded most African countries, where it is seriously threatening food security as a pest of cereals.
Agboyi, L.K. +11 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2016 A new species, Umairia chidambaramensis Manickavasagam & Ayyamperumal, is described from Tamil Nadu, India. A key to the known species of Umairia Hayat is given, and additional distribution records of 10 species of aphelinids from India are also ...
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Multiple ant species tending lac insect Kerria yunnanensis (Hemiptera: Kerriidae) provide asymmetric protection against parasitoids. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 This study investigated the effects of ant attendance on the parasitoid community and parasitism of lac insect Kerria yunnanensis aggregations in Yunnan province, China.
Youqing Chen +4 more
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Host-parasitoid dynamics and the success of biological control when parasitoids are prone to allee effects. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 In sexual organisms, low population density can result in mating failures and subsequently yields a low population growth rate and high chance of extinction.
Anaïs Bompard +3 more
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Bio-Protocol, 2023 In nature, parasitoid wasp infections are a major cause of insect mortality. Parasitoid wasps attack a vast range of insect species to lay their eggs.
Madhumala Sadanandappa +2 more
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Analyzing the Mass-Rearing System of the California Red Scale Parasitoid Aphytis melinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Results from studies to improve mass rearing production of the parasitoid Aphytis melinus De Bach (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) are presented. Parasitoid production was carried out following standard commercial procedures using an alternative host ...
Castillo, María L. +1 more
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Natural Enemies of Cranberry Fruitworm, \u3ci\u3eAcrobasis Vaccinii\u3c/i\u3e, (Lepidoptera: Pyraudae) in Michigan Highbush Blueberries [PDF]
, 2017 A two-year study was conducted in Michigan highbush blueberries to determine the complex of parasitoids attacking cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii. Eight parasitoid species and one fungal pathogen were collected.
Howitt, Angus J +3 more
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Biological Control of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Argentina: Releases of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Fruit-Producing Semi-Arid Areas of San Juan [PDF]
, 2014 The Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) is one of the major pests of fruit crops in Argentina and it is a phytosanitary barrier to the export of fresh fruits.
Bezdjian, Laura Patricia +9 more
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