Results 41 to 50 of about 55,321 (266)

The quantitative genetic basis of sex ratio variation in Nasonia vitripennis : a QTL study [PDF]

, 2010
Our understanding of how natural selection should shape sex allocation is perhaps more developed than for any other trait. However, this understanding is not matched by our knowledge of the genetic basis of sex allocation.
Shuker, DM, West, SA, West, S. A., Knott, SA, Pannebakker, B.A., West, S.A., R. WATT, Watt, R, D. M. SHUKER, Shuker, D. M., S. A. KNOTT, Knott, S. A., Watt, R., Shuker, D.M., B. A. PANNEBAKKER, Pannebakker, B. A., Pannebakker, BA, Knott, S.A., S. A. WEST, Shuker, David Michael, Pannebakker, Bart   +20 more
core   +2 more sources

Generalist predators disrupt parasitoid aphid control by direct and coincidental intraguild predation [PDF]

, 2011
Generalist predators and parasitoids are considered to be important regulators of aphids. The former not only feed on these pests, but might also consume parasitoids at all stages of development.
D. Sint, Bell, J. R., M. Traugott, Symondson, William Oliver Christian, Sint, D., Traugott, Michael, Raso, L., L. Raso, Symondson, W. O. C. (William O. C.), Symondson, W.O.C., W.O.C. Symondson, Symondson, W. O. C., Traugott, M., J.R. Bell, Bell, J.R.   +14 more
core   +1 more source

New parasitoid associations and geographical range extensions of Sceliphron Klug, 1801 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in Brazil

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2022
We record for the first time the Darwin wasp species Photocryptus nigrosignatus (Kriechbaumer, 1901) parasitizing nests of the solitary wasp Sceliphron fistularium (Dahlbom, 1843) in the Amazonas state, Brazil, and provide new distribution records for ...
Alexandre Somavilla, Marcio L. Oliveira
doaj   +1 more source

A new gregarious parasitoid species, Microplitis idreesae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) reared from Mythimna sp. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), with a key to the species of Microplitis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2023
A new species of parasitoid wasp (Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is described, Microplitis idreesae sp. nov. The genus is reported for the first time in the Eastern province of the KSA.
Mohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-Sabi, Diana Carolina Arias-Penna, Nabila Rayed Nashaat Idrees, Omar A. Al-Jabr, Khalid A. Alhudaib, Mustafa I. Almaghasla   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Population-related variation in plant defense more strongly affects survival of an herbivore than its solitary parasitoid wasp [PDF]

, 2011
The performance of natural enemies, such as parasitoid wasps, is affected by differences in the quality of the host’s diet, frequently mediated by species or population-related differences in plant allelochemistry. Here, we compared survival, development
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Gols, R., Harvey, J.A., Rieta Gols   +3 more
core   +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

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

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

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