Superparasitism in gregarious wasps occurs with the deposition of a clutch of eggs by a
female into a host already parasitized by itself or a conspecific female. This review …

Species in the genus Sclerodermus are among the most socially complex parasitoids, unlike
most parasitoids, which are solitary and do not provide care after laying eggs. In …

Herbivorous insects exploit many different plants and plant parts and often adopt different
feeding strategies throughout their life cycle. The conceptual framework for investigating …

It is not clear which selective pressures balance the strong fecundity advantage associated
with large female body size in insects. A positively size-dependent mortality risk could …

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Insect parasitoids have been used for the biological control of insect pests through classical
importations for the control of invasive phytophagous species, through seasonal or …

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 …

Under field conditions, insect parasitoids probably experience lower rates of host encounter
and life expectancy than under optimal conditions in laboratory studies. We examined the …

Wasps in the genus Sclerodermus are ectoparasitoids that typically attack the larvae of
woodboring coleopterans. Interest in these species is increasing as they are used in …

1. Superparasitism occurs in Cotesia glomerata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a gregarious
endoparasitoid of Pieris spp.(Lepidoptera: Pieridae). The response of P. brassicae larvae to …