Biology:Meteorus leviventris

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Short description: Species of wasp

Meteorus leviventris
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Meteorus
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M. leviventris
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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]

References

  1. Quicke, Donald (22 December 2014). The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps: Biology, Systematics. Wiley and Sons. ISBN 9781118907054. https://books.google.com/?id=dtu6BQAAQBAJ&dq=meteorus+leviventris+agrotis. 
  2. Renault, Sylvaine (2012). "RNA Viruses in Parasitoid Wasps". Parasitoid Viruses Symbionts and Pathogens. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Beckage, Nancy (2011). Parasitoid Viruses: Symbionts and Pathogens. pp. 194. 

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