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The Exocrine Chemistry of the Parasitic Wasp Sphecophaga orientalis and Its Host Vespa orientalis: A Case of Chemical Deception?

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The wasp Sphecophaga orientalis is a parasitoid of the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) in its subterranean colonies. We describe this parasitoid’s occurrence in hornet nests in Israel and compare the chemical composition of cuticular washes of both species. The dissimilarity betwe...

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Autores principales: Dubiner, Shahar, Cohen, Nitzan, Volov, Mika, Hefetz, Abraham, Seltzer, Rya, Levin, Eran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33374521
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12010002