Meteorus leviventris
Meteorus leviventris is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae which attacks significant crop pests including the black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon.[1][2] The wasps have been shown to be easily collected through the use of traps baited with mustard oils.[3] They have been shown to carry Rioviridae RNA viruses, one of only a few parasitoids to carry them.[4]
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| Species: | M. leviventris |
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References
- Quicke, Donald (22 December 2014). The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps: Biology, Systematics. Wiley and Sons. ISBN 9781118907054.
- Renault, Sylvaine (2012). "RNA Viruses in Parasitoid Wasps". Parasitoid Viruses Symbionts and Pathogens.
- Pivnick, Kenneth (September 1993). "Response of Meteorus leviventris, (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to mustard oils in field trapping experiments". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19 (9): 2075–2079. doi:10.1007/bf00983809. PMID 24249381.
- Beckage, Nancy (2011). Parasitoid Viruses: Symbionts and Pathogens. p. 194.
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