Malacosoma-disstria

Guides

• Patelloa

  Patelloa is a genus of tachinid flies established by Townsend in 1916. At least 17 species are recognized, distributed primarily in North America. One well-studied species, P. pachypyga, is a larval parasitoid of the forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria) and uses host-damaged foliage as a kairomone cue for host location.

  parasitoidbiological-controlforest-pestTachinidaeDipteraNorth-AmericaMalacosoma-disstriakairomonehost-location-behavior