Tertiary-parasitoidism

Guides

• Asaphes

  Asaphes is a genus of aphid hyperparasitoids in the family Pteromalidae. Species in this genus are secondary parasitoids that attack primary parasitoids developing within mummified aphids. Multiple species have been studied for their competitive interactions with other hyperparasitoids, including intraspecific tertiary parasitoidism and interspecific ovicidal behavior. Some species exhibit self-host discrimination but lack interspecific discrimination toward competitor species.

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