Results 31 to 40 of about 7,709 (267)

Evolution of flexible biting in hyperdiverse parasitoid wasps [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2022
One key event in insect evolution was the development of mandibles with two joints, which allowed powerful biting but restricted their movement to a single degree of freedom. These mandibles define the Dicondylia, which constitute over 99% of all extant insect species.
Thomas van de Kamp, István Mikó, Arnold H. Staniczek, Benjamin Eggs, Daria Bajerlein, Tomáš Faragó, Lea Hagelstein, Elias Hamann, Rebecca Spiecker, Tilo Baumbach, Petr Janšta, Lars Krogmann   +11 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The Biology and Ecology of Parasitoid Wasps of Predatory Arthropods

Annual Review of Entomology, 2023
Parasitoid wasps are important components of insect food chains and have played a central role in biological control programs for over a century. Although the vast majority of parasitoids exploit insect herbivores as hosts, others parasitize predatory insects and arthropods, such as ladybird beetles, hoverflies, lacewings, ground beetles, and spiders ...
Fei, Minghui, Gols, Rieta, Harvey, Jeffrey A.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Metabolomics of aging assessed in individual parasitoid wasps [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2016
AbstractMetabolomics studies of low-biomass organisms, such as small insects, have previously relied on the pooling of biological samples to overcome detection limits, particularly using NMR. We show that the differentiation of metabolite profiles of individual 1 mg parasitoid wasps of different ages is possible when using a modified sample preparation
Kapranas, A, Snart, CJP, Williams, H, Hardy, ICW, Barrett, DA   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

A Horizontally Transferred Autonomous Helitron Became a Full Polydnavirus Segment in Cotesia vestalis

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2017
Bracoviruses associate symbiotically with thousands of parasitoid wasp species in the family Braconidae, working as virulence gene vectors, and allowing the development of wasp larvae within hosts.
Pedro Heringer, Guilherme B. Dias, Gustavo C. S. Kuhn   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Larval RNAi in 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, Jonathan D, Giebel   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Characterization of larval gut microbiota of two endoparasitoid wasps associated with their common host, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Microbiology Spectrum
Insect gut microbes play important roles in digestion, metabolism, development, and environmental adaptation. Parasitoid wasps are one of the most important biological control agents in pest control, while the gut microbial species compositions and the ...
Na-na Hu, Zi-qi Wang, Si-jie Zhang, Zhi-zhi Wang, Xue-xin Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Genetic Variation across the Encapsidated Genome of Microplitis demolitor Bracovirus in Parasitoid Wasps. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Insect parasitoids must complete part of their life cycle within or on another insect, ultimately resulting in the death of the host insect. One group of parasitoid wasps, the 'microgastroid complex' (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), engage in an association ...
Gaelen R Burke
doaj   +1 more source

Kin discrimination and sex ratios in a parasitoid wasp [PDF]

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2004
Abstract Sex ratio theory provides a clear and simple way to test if nonsocial haplodiploid wasps can discriminate between kin and nonkin. Specifically, if females can discriminate siblings from nonrelatives, then they are expected to produce a higher proportion of daughters if they mate with a sibling.
Reece, SE, Shuker, D, Pen, I, Duncan, AB, Choudhary, A, Batchelor, C, West, SA   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Bréa Raynaud‐Berton, Méghan Boulembert, Olivier Chabrerie, Aude Couty, Franck Dedeine, Patrice Eslin, Vincent Foray, Romain Georges, Patricia Gibert, Laurence Mouton, Sylvain Pincebourde, David Renault, Christelle Suppo, Hervé Colinet   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Edin Expression in the Fat Body Is Required in the Defense Against Parasitic Wasps in Drosophila melanogaster. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2015
The cellular immune response against parasitoid wasps in Drosophila involves the activation, mobilization, proliferation and differentiation of different blood cell types.
Leena-Maija Vanha-Aho, Ines Anderl, Laura Vesala, Dan Hultmark, Susanna Valanne, Mika Rämet   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source