Parasitoid wasps are important components of insect food chains and have played a central
role in biological control programs for over a century. Although the vast majority of …

Hyperparasitoids are some of the most diverse members of insect food webs. True
hyperparasitoids parasitize the larvae of other parasitoids, reaching these larvae with their …

BACKGROUND The endoparasitoid Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson) is a promising
biological control agent of the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith). Because …

The parasitoid Leptopilina heterotoma has been used as a model system for more than 70
years, contributing greatly to diverse research areas in ecology and evolution. Here, we …

Selfish interests usually preclude resource sharing, but under some conditions collective
actions enhance per capita gains. Such Allee effects underlay early explanations of social …

Animals can adjust reproductive strategies in favour of corporation or competition in
response to local population size and density, the two key factors of social environments …

Adult dietary regimes in insects may affect egg production, fecundity and ultimately fitness.
This is especially relevant in parasitoid wasps where many species serve as important …

Studying the nesting biology of wasp and bee species provides valuable insights into the
ecology and evolution of these insects, shedding light on their ecological significance and …

Population density is one of the main socio-environmental factors that have critical impacts
on reproduction of animals. Consequently, they need to adjust their reproductive strategies …

Plant-herbivore-natural enemy associations underpin ecological communities, and such
interactions may go up to four (or even more) trophic levels. Here, over the course of a …