Forest-ecosystem

Guides

• Doryctinus

  Doryctinus is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Braconidae, subfamily Doryctinae. These wasps are part of a diverse group of koinobiont endoparasitoids that attack concealed hosts, particularly wood-boring beetle larvae. The genus was established by Roman in 1910 and remains poorly known, with limited species-level documentation and few observational records.

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• Parcoblatta lata

  Broad Wood Cockroach

  Parcoblatta lata, the broad wood cockroach, is one of the largest species in the genus Parcoblatta. It is native to the eastern United States and is particularly notable as a primary food source for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, comprising more than half the biomass of this bird's diet. The species has been studied for its unusual macrocyclic lactone sex pheromone, parcoblattalactone, which has potential applications in monitoring cockroach populations for conservation purposes.

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