Aphid parasitoids use an external pheromone-like substance to mark parasitized hosts. We have shown that oviposition restraint varies with the probability of offspring survival, which is influenced by ...

Parasitoid wasps of the genus Aphidius are beneficial insects in agroecosystems and play an important role in the biological control of cereal aphids; economically important pests that threaten the ...

More information: Logan D. Moore et al, Drosophila are hosts to the first described parasitoid wasp of adult flies, Nature ...

Pay attention to directions. Attract aphids’ natural predators with mint, fennel, dill, yarrow and dandelions. These ...

"There are more species of parasitoid wasps than fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals combined. "They are used in New Zealand and around the world to control pests that would otherwise ...