Sense organs on the ovipositor of Macrocentrus cingulum Brischke (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): their probable role in stinging, oviposition and host selection process
2013
Ahme, T., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Zhang, T.T., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | He, K.L., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Bai, S.X., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China | Wang, Z.Y., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Paratitoid wasps from the insent order Hymenoptera can be deployed successfully as biological control agents for a number of pests, and have previously been introduced for the control of corn pest insect species from the Lepidopteran genus Ostrinia. Organs on the ovipositor of parasitoid wasps have mechanical and tactile senses that coordinate the complex movements of egg laying, and the ovipositor of Hymenopteran insects have evolved associated venom glands as part of their stinging defense. The ovipositor of parasitic wasps has evelved an additional function as a piercing organ that is required for the deposition of eggs within suitable host larvae.
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