Reinforced colour preference of parasitoid wasps in the presence of floral scent: a case study of a cross-modal effect by Soichi Kugimiya, Takeshi Shimoda, Junji Takabayashi

“…Abstract We examined the possibility of a cross-modal effect in naïve Cotesia vestalis, a parasitoid wasp of diamondback moth larvae, by using artificial flower models of four colours (blue, green, yellow, and red) in the absence or presence of floral scent collected from Brassica rapa inflorescences. …”
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Molecular identification of the brown marmorated stink bug’s egg parasitoids by species-specific PCR collected from Beijing, China by Muhammad Yasir Ali, Yu-Di Liu, Feng-Qi Li, Mao-Lin Hou, Jin-Ping Zhang, Feng Zhang

“…In addition, these parasitoids have morphology sibling species and have been misidentified several times in China. …”
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A comparison of the parasitoid wasp species richness of tropical forest sites in Peru and Uganda – subfamily Rhyssinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) by Hopkins, Tapani, Tuomisto, Hanna, Gómez, Isrrael C., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.

Subjects: “…biodiversity, idiobiont parasitoids, latitudinal diversity gradient, Malaise trap, Uganda Malaise trapping 2014-2015, Amazon Malaise trapping 2000…”
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Widow Spider Parasitoids Philolema latrodecti (Fullaway) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and Baeus latrodecti Dozier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) by Christopher S. Bibbs, Lyle J. Buss

“…There are limited records of pathogens, parasites, and parasitoids known to affect widow spiders. This 4-page fact sheet describes what is known about two parasitoids, and observations from rearing them in the lab. …”
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Influence of Genetic Variation in Oak Leaf Roller Pupae and Their Host Plants on Body Sizes of Their Parasitoids, Itoplectis maculator (Fabricius, 1775) by Andrey Simchuk, Anatoly Ivashov

“…The data obtained have shown that the interactions between genotypes of parasitoids and their host insects contribute up to 49%, and interaction between genotypes of parasitoids and oaks contributes up to 28% to the total variation in the parasitoid body sizes. …”
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A Holling Type II Discrete Switching Host-Parasitoid System with a Nonlinear Threshold Policy for Integrated Pest Management by Mengqi He, Sanyi Tang, Robert A. Cheke

“…A nonlinear discrete switching host-parasitoid model with Holling type II functional response function, in which the switch is guided by an economic threshold (ET), is proposed. …”
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Stydi on the biology of Ooencyrtus cf. masii ( Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) Anew egg parasitoid of pistachio defoliator Ocneriia terebinthina ( Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) by G. Sabahi, A. Kharrazi- Pakdel خرازی پاکدل, M. Esmaili

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Pesticidal plant extract effect against major lepidopteran insect pests and their natural enemies in rice Oryza sativa L by Atanu Seni, Rini Pal, Sanjukta Mohapatra, Dipankar Mandal, Sushil Kumar Bansude, Pinki Seth, Sarita Barla, Jubuli Sahu

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Population fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and survey of some natural enemies in Ecuador by Y. CHAVEZ, C. CASTRO, G.F. GONZÁLEZ, J. CASTRO, S. PEÑARRIETA, I. PEREZ-ALMEIDA, D.T. CHIRINOS, T. KONDO

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First report of the existence of sunn pest EGG Parasitoid , Trissolcus festivae Viktorov (Hym. Scelionidae ) in Iran and some preliminary studies on its Biology by Gh. R. Rajabi

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Moscas minadoras del girasol y sus enemigos naturales by G. VALLADARES, A SALVO, E SAINI

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Population trends of the sugarcane leaf hopper Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) (Homoptera: Lophopidae) and its parasitoids in relation to weather factors in the Tarai region of Uttarakhand, India by Saba Tanveer, R. P. Maurya

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Quality Assessment and Host Preference of <i>Telenomus podisi</i> (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) for Fresh and Cryopreserved <i>Euschistus heros</i> (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Eggs by Gabryele Silva Ramos, Rafael Hayashida, Pedro Hiroshi Passos Ikuno, Vanessa Rafaela de Carvalho, William Wyatt Hoback, Regiane Cristina de Oliveira

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New Host Record for Camponotophilus delvarei (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a Parasitoid of Microdontine Larvae (Diptera: Syrphidae), Associated with the Ant Camponotus sp. aff. textor by Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud, Michael W. Gates, Jean-Paul Lachaud

“…As some species of Microdontinae are considered endangered, their parasitoids are likewise threatened and in need of accurate and urgent surveys in the future.…”
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Three new species of Australian miracine parasitoid wasps collected by regional schools as part of the Insect Investigators citizen science project (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Miracinae) by Mollie-Rosae Slater-Baker, Michelle Guzik, Juanita Rodriguez, Andy Howe, Alice Woodward, Nathan Ducker, Erinn Fagan-Jeffries

“…Miracinae is a poorly known and rarely collected subfamily of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Braconidae. …”
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Diversity of aphids and their natural enemies in forest areas of northwestern Algeria, with a new record of Myzocallis schreiberi by Amine Akrich, Kada Righi, Fatiha Assia Righi, Abdelwahab Chedad, George Japoshivli

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Insectos fitófagos asociados al cultivo de quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) en invierno y sus controladores biológicos by Melva Nelly Soca Flores, CLORINDA VERGARA COBIAN, Yony Tito Callohuari Quispe, Antonio Jerí Chávez

Subjects: “…quinua;liriomyza huidobrensis;prodiplosis longifila; parasitoides;halticoptera arduine…”
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Ratio-dependent competitions between a Wolbachia-uninfected bisexual strain and Wolbachia-infected thelytokous strain of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) by Qian-Jin Dong, Yue He, Yu-Zhe Dong, Wu-Nan Che, Jin-Cheng Zhou, Hui Dong

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Proactive assessment of a native North American egg parasitoid, Anastatus reduvii (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), as a potential biological control agent of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), in California by Mari West, Marco Molfini, Mark S. Hoddle

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New Record of <i>Encarsia protransvena</i> and Confirmed Occurrence of <i>Encarsia hispida</i> (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) as Parasitoids of <i>Singhiella simplex</i> (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Italy by Giuliano Cerasa, Luigi Tomasello, Gianluca Melone, Elia Russo, Gaetano Siscaro, Carmelo Cavallaro, Annamaria Ienco, Francesca Laudani, Vincenzo Palmeri, Orlando Campolo, Francesca Garganese, Francesco Porcelli, Paolo A. Pedata, Vittorio Farina, Giovanni Gugliuzza, Roberto Rizzo, Stefania Laudonia, Gabriella Lo Verde

“…<i>Encarsia protransvena</i> (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is recorded here for the first time in Italy as a parasitoid of the whitefly <i>Singhiella simplex</i> (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), one of the most invasive alien pests of exotic <i>Ficus</i> species. …”
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