Heliyon, 2023 The Caribbean fruit fly Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a polyphagous pest causing economic losses in Central America, the Caribbean and South Florida.
Geovani da Silva Santana +7 more
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Influence of natal host on parasitism by Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
European Journal of Entomology, 2016 Spalangia cameroni Perkins (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is sold commercially as a biocontrol agent of filth flies, including the house fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae). For this reason, S.
Francisco BEITIA +5 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2020 Insects are known to host a wide variety of beneficial microbes that are fundamental to many aspects of their biology and have substantially shaped their evolution.
Kelsey A Coffman, Gaelen R Burke
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Phenological Attributes and Phylogenetic Relationships of \u3ci\u3eRhagoletis Juniperina\u3c/i\u3e Marcovitch (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Great Lakes Region [PDF]
, 2018 Rhagoletis juniperina Marcovitch (Diptera: Tephritidae) infests Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) and other North American junipers. While several Rhagoletis species are of interest as orchard crop pests (apple maggot, blueberry maggot, cherry ...
Frayer, Megan +3 more
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The Parasitoid Complex of Forest Tent Caterpillar, \u3ci\u3eMalacosoma Disstria\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), in Eastern Wyoming Shelterbelts [PDF]
, 2017 A parasitoid complex affecting the forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria, was investigated during 1978-79 in shelterbelts in eastern Wyoming.
Knight, G. A, Lavigne, R. J, Pogue, M. G
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Rearing Sarcophaga bullata Fly Hosts for Nasonia (Parasitoid Wasp) [PDF]
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, 2009 INTRODUCTIONNasonia is a complex of four closely related species of wasps with several features that make it an excellent system for a variety of genetic studies. These include a short generation time, ease of rearing, interfertile species, visible and molecular markers, and a sequenced genome.
John H, Werren, David W, Loehlin
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Female Fighting and Host Competition Among Four Sympatric Species of \u3ci\u3eMelittobia\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Melittobia is a genus of parasitic wasps well known for high levels of inbreeding and violent male combat. Casual observations of groups of sisters of M.
Deyrup, Leif D, Matthews, Robert W
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The preference of Trichopria drosophilae for pupae of Drosophila suzukii is independent of host size
Scientific Reports, 2021 Controlling the cosmopolitan pest Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila) is a challenge for fruit growers. A promising agent for biological control of that pest are parasitoid wasps. Especially the widespread pupal parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae
Benedikt J. M. Häussling +2 more
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021 Background The phorid fly Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae) is an omnivorous species, capable of exploring a large variety of environments and ecological niches.
Magdi Shaaban Ali El-Hawagry +2 more
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Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
EDIS, 2018 The Brazilian red-eyed fly, Ormia depleta, is a tachinid fly that is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus Neoscapteriscus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae).
Haleigh A. Ray +1 more
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