Association of Fig Pollinating Wasps and Fig Nematodes inside Male and Female Figs of a Dioecious Fig Tree in Sumatra, Indonesia

Association of Fig Pollinating Wasps and Fig Nematodes inside Male and Female Figs of a Dioecious Fig Tree in Sumatra, Indonesia

Nematodes can grow within the inflorescences of many fig trees (<i>Ficus</i> spp., Moraceae); however, the feeding behaviour of most nematodes is not known. Fig pollinating wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) transfer nematodes into young figs upon the wasps’ entry into the figs to deposit th...

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Main Authors: Jauharlina, Hartati Oktarina, Rina Sriwati, Muhammad Sayuthi, Natsumi Kanzaki, Rupert J. Quinnell, Stephen G. Compton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Agaonidae
<i>Caenorhabditis</i>
dioecy
<i>Ficus</i>
phoresy
vector
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/4/320

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