Microplitis demolitor (parasitoid)
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Microplitis demolitor (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): CNC/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Source: BOLD Systems
Author(s): CNC/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Source: BOLD Systems
Microplitis demolitor (parasitoid) Wilkinson, 1934
This wasp is an important endoparasitoid of Noctuidae larvae, e.g. of Helicoverpa spp. in Australia. It was also studied in North America as a possible biological control agent against Heliothis species and other pest Lepidoptera (Shepard et al., 1983). It can discriminate between already parasitized and unparasitized hosts when inserting its ovipositor (Takano & Schellhorn, 2021).
Synonyms:
Lissogaster demolitor
Microgaster demolitor
