FACTORS AFFECTING THE BIOLOGY OF PACHYCREPOIDEUS VINDEMMIAE (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE), A PARASITOID OF SPOTTED-WING DROSOPHILA (DROSOPHILA SUZUKII).

Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae is a wasp that parasitizes and host-feeds on pupae of the invasive spotted-wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii).Few studies have addressed interactions between these two species and little is known about the potential of this parasitoid as a biocontrol agent of SWD and the different variables that may affect it.Here,

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