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family of
parasitoid wasps.
After the
closely related Ichneumonidae,
braconids make up the second-largest
family in the
order Hymenoptera, with about...
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which is
absent in
braconids. Vein 1rs-m of the fore wing is
absent in all ichneumonids, but is
present in 85% of
braconids. In the hind wing of ichneumonids...
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Tobacco hornworm parasitized by
braconid wasps...
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caterpillar are
known to
become frequently infested by the
braconid wasp. A
female braconid wasp will
inject eggs in a
venom like
manner into its chosen...
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Macrocentrus is a
genus of
braconid wasps in the
family Braconidae.
There are at
least 180
described species in Macrocentrus. List of
Macrocentrus species...
- PMC 5155552. PMID 27965403. Gray, Betty. "Beneficial
insects in the garden: #04
Braconid Wasp on
Hornworm (Cotesia congregatus)". aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu. Retrieved...
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parasitoids and in all
stages by predators,
diseases and
environmental factors.
Braconid and
other parasitic wasps lay
their eggs in
lepidopteran eggs or larvae...
- High
parasite load.
Lappet moth
caterpillar parasited by
braconid wasps....
- A
hyperparasitoid wasp (Pteromalidae) on the
cocoons of its host, a
braconid wasp (subfamily Microgastrinae),
itself a
koinobiont parasitoid of Lepidoptera...
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larvae (Pimplinae, pictured) to eat.
Koinobiont parasitoid wasps like this
braconid lay
their eggs via an
ovipositor inside their hosts,
which continue to...
