The Role of Parasitoid Wasps, <i>Ixodiphagus</i> spp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), in Tick Control

The Role of Parasitoid Wasps, <i>Ixodiphagus</i> spp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), in Tick Control

Species of <i>Ixodiphagus</i> (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are parasitoid wasps whose immature forms develop inside ixodid and argasid ticks (Acari: Ixodida). Following oviposition by adult female wasps into the idiosoma of ticks, larvae hatch and start feeding on their internal contents, e...

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Main Authors: Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos, Lucia Oliveira de Macedo, Marcos Antônio Bezerra-Santos, Gílcia Aparecida de Carvalho, Guilherme Gomes Verocai, Domenico Otranto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Ixodiphagus hookeri</i>
biological control
ixodid
argasid
vectors
hymenopteran
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/5/676

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