Cotesia congregata (parasitoid)

Cotesia • Braconidae • Hymenoptera parasitoids • Beneficials/natural enemies

Literature database
32 articles sorted by:
• year (recent ones first)
• research topics
• countries/regions
• list of pest species

adult emerging from cocoon (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Cotesia congregata (Say, 1836) (parasitoid)

Cotesia congregata, on tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta)
Source: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Slide Set - IPM Images

The wasp is a parasitoid of the southern tobacco worm (Manduca sexta) and related caterpillars. During oviposition the parasitoid injects a polydnavirus into the host which alters its physiology.

For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.