Composition and Ecology of the Insect Community and Microbiota in Galls on a Hawkweed <i>Hieracium × robustum</i> Fries, 1848

Composition and Ecology of the Insect Community and Microbiota in Galls on a Hawkweed <i>Hieracium × robustum</i> Fries, 1848

The gall wasp <i>Aulacidea hieracii</i> L., 1758 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) forms a stem gall on the hawkweed <i>Hieracium × robustum</i> Fries, 1848 (Asteraceae), a weedy herb that grows in the steppe biotopes of Eurasia. In its turn, gall former serves as food for a large num...

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Main Authors: Matvey I. Nikelshparg, Daria L. Basalaeva, Elena V. Glinskaya, Vasily V. Anikin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Biology and Life Sciences Forum
Subjects:
gall wasp
gall-community
parasitoids
Cynipidae
cross-kingdom interactions
Pterophoridae
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9976/15/1/16

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