Expression differences in Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) females reared on different aphid host species

The molecular mechanisms that allow generalist parasitoids to exploit many, often very distinct hosts are practically unknown. The wasp Aphidius ervi, a generalist koinobiont parasitoid of aphids, was introduced from Europe into Chile in the late 1970s to control agriculturally important aphid speci...

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Main Authors: Gabriel I. Ballesteros, Jürgen Gadau, Fabrice Legeai, Angelica Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Blas Lavandero, Jean-Christophe Simon, Christian C. Figueroa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3640.pdf