The community structure of aphids and their associated predators and parasitoids was found to be diverse and complex, comprising three main insect groups: The Margalef richness index (d) was lowest ...
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Aphids in your garden? Here is what to know
Pay attention to directions. Attract aphids’ natural predators with mint, fennel, dill, yarrow and dandelions. These ...
The focus of my research is on insect parasitoids and biological control of agricultural pests. I use aphids and their hymenopteran parasitoids as model systems to quantify parasitoid attributes and ...
Suites of natural enemies (predators and parasitoids) prey upon insects and ... Imagine some adult aphids disperse to an alfalfa field in the spring (Figure 1). Initially the population consists ...
The parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi, for example, lays its eggs inside unsuspecting aphids. When those eggs hatch, the wasp larvae consume the aphid from the inside out – aphid pest problem solved. This ...