Two ways of finding a host: A specialist and a generalist parasitoid species (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae)

Two closely related parasitoid wasp species with different host specificities were used for experimental studies on the biology of host finding, a crucial element of parasitoid life history: The habitat and host specialist Nasonia vitripennis and the habitat and host generalist Dibrachys microgastri...

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Main Author: Ralph S. PETERS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2011-10-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201104-0009_Two_ways_of_finding_a_host_A_specialist_and_a_generalist_parasitoid_species_Hymenoptera_Chalcidoidea_Pterom.php