In this chapter, we consider practical aspects of the foraging behaviour of insect natural
enemies in its widest sense (so wide that we even include a few examples concerning non …

Floral resources from native plants that are adapted to the local environment could be more
advantageous than the use of nonnative plants. In Australia, there is a dearth of information …

Gregarious parasitoids usually clump their cocoons together and the adults emerge in a
synchronized fashion. This makes it easy for them to find mating partners and most …

Natal rearing experience of animals may affect their behaviors, such as habitat selection and
oviposition decision. As part of the overall fitness of insect parasitoids, successful host …

Parasitic wasps are among the most speciose of all animals yet the drivers and mechanisms
underlying their remarkable diversity are not well understood. Cotesia congregata (Say) and …

In repeated behaviours such as those of feeding and reproduction, past experiences can
inform future behaviour. By altering their behaviour in response to environmental stimuli …

In solitary parasitoids, the mandibulate first instars behave aggressively towards potential
competitors so that generally only one larva survives per host. A 'failure of competition'may …

Superparasitism occurs in Cotesia glomerata L.(Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a gregarious
endoparasitoid of Pieris spp.(Lepidoptera: Pieridae). The responses of Pieris brassicae L …

The study investigates differences in the oviposition pattern of a braconid parasitoid, Cotesia
glomerata (Linn.) in Pieris brassicae (Linn.) in relation to their use of different cruciferous …

The purpose of the study was to determine the differences between adult longevities of
Cotesia glomerata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), larva parasitoid of Pieris brassicae …