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  1. Paper out in British Journal of Entomology and Natural History soon. Arnold, S.E.J., Fountain, M.T., Silva, C.X., & Wamonje, F. O. The introduced parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is widespread in fruit-growing regions of England. BJENH, 37. [14/14]

    #BiologicalControl #IntroducedSpecies #ParasitoidWasp #Biocontrol #EcosystemServices #Horticulture #AgriculturalEntomology #Entomology

  2. Over the last 18 months or so, we have been exploring the relationship between landscape and insect-related ecosystem services on strawberry farms. Let me tell you about something we found... [1/]

    #horticulture #agriculture #biocontrol #ParasitoidWasp #entomology #EcosystemServices

  3. For the #InsertAnInvert2024 prompt parasitoid: my linocut Megarhyssa macrurus, the long-tailed ichneumoid wasp or ichneumon wasp. It’s a parasitoid wasp and its “long-tail” is in fact it’s extremely long ovipositor which you can see looping from its back end into the tree. The wasp uses it to deposit an egg into a tunnel in dead wood bored by its host, 🧵1/2

    #linocut #printmaking #sciArt #invertebrate #wasp #Ichneumoid #insect #parasitoidWasp #MastoArt

  4. #Baking advice needed! I want to make #ParasitoidWasp themed cookies - think a classic Cotesia on Manduca look. I have a caterpillar cookie cutter, but I don't know what I could add for the wasp pupae. Some kind of candy? Mini marshmallows? #entomology #Hymenoptera