Prior research has shown that there are large numbers of parasitoid species ... A large number of wasp species lay their eggs ...

Delve into the dark world of parasitic wasps and discover their grisly takeovers of living caterpillars. Becoming a butterfly is a dangerous game, and it's easy for caterpillars to fall victim to some ...

See “Maintaining parasitoid wasp cultures,” below, for details. The Neobellierria (=Sarcophaga) pupae must be placed in the refrigerator immediately upon arrival and kept there until just before class ...

The two parasitoid wasps presented in this laboratory investigation seem to occupy similar niches ... Once you have wasps in a vial, you can easily add a host pupa, then plug the vial tightly with ...

The larvae belong to a type of wasp called parasitoids, whose young dine on the flesh of hosts their parents pick out for them. But research published Thursday (July 29) in Science suggests that not ...

perlmani apart from other parasitoid wasps is its ability to infect adult ... Typically, insects are more susceptible to ...

To combat this invasive species, biological control methods have been employed, particularly the introduction of the parasitoid wasp Torymus sinensis. This approach has shown promise, but recent ...

These parasitoid wasps lay their eggs inside other insects ... One female can deposit more than 200 eggs in one caterpillar pupa. The antennae of some chalcids have evolved into showy appendages, such ...

Segoli’s research focuses on the intricate interplay between behavior, ecology, and evolution, with a particular emphasis on parasitoid wasps. These small, solitary insects have a life cycle ...