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Hymenoptera

is a diverse order of insects that contains wasps, bees, and sawflies. Many species are parasitic on other insects and are important in biological control of pests. Several groups have evolved complex social behavior, particularly in the bees and ants.

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alexwild > Encarsia inaron - parasitoid wasp attacking whitefly larvae. Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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alexwild > Encyrtid wasp, Comperia merceti, emerging from a parasitized cockroach egg case. Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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alexwild > Eucharitid wasps are specialized parasites of ants. Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Sphaeropthalma arota - nocturnal velvet ant. California, USA.

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alexwild > A hornworm rears up when attacked by a parasitic Cotesia wasp.

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alexwild > Encarsia pergandiella - biocontrol wasps for Bemisia tabaci whitefly. Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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alexwild > Cotesia congregata (Braconidae) ovipositing into a hornworm.

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alexwild > A nest of the European paper wasp, Polistes dominula.

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alexwild > Braconid wasps in the subfamily Alysiinae are parasites of flies.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Encarsia inaron - parasitoid wasp attacking whitefly larvae. Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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> Encarsia inaron - parasitoid wasp attacking whitefly larvae. Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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Encarsia inaron - parasitoid wasp attacking whitefly larvae. Laboratory colony at the University of Arizona.

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Keywords: bugs nature insect insects wasp wasps hymenoptera parasite ecology whitefly pests ipm aphelinidae parasitoid encarsia biocontrol chalcidoid aggriculture

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