| 2510010 |
weevil parasitoid |
Catolaccus hunteri |
Illustration of Pteromalidae wasp ovipositing and feeding on a larval host (from Borror, De Long and Triplehorn 1981). |
| 2510008 |
weevil parasitoid |
Catolaccus hunteri |
In pepper flower bud (note only head capsule of pepper weevil larva remains). |
| 2511055 |
weevil parasitoid |
Catolaccus hunteri |
parasitoid pupa and remaining pepper weevil head capsule after consumption |
| 2510009 |
weevil parasitoid |
Catolaccus hunteri |
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| 1739051 |
Parasites |
Catolaccus grandis |
stinging boll weevil in rearing cell. |
| 1321059 |
Parasites |
Catolaccus grandis |
A female Catolaccus grandis wasp homes in on a boll weevil larva. This 3/8 inch parasitic wasp, a native of Mexico, inserts her ovipositor through the plastic film covering the individual rearing cell and immobilizes the larva. From the larva she withdraws nourishment sufficient to complete development of her eggs. Later, she or another female will revisit the boll weevil larva and deposit an egg next to it. The larva soon becomes an easy meal for a newly-hatched wasp larva. |
