The Biology and Ecology of Parasitoid Wasps of Predatory Arthropods

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Biology and Ecology of Parasitoid Wasps of Predatory Arthropods

AU - Fei, Minghui

AU - Gols, Rieta

AU - Harvey, Jeffrey A.

N1 - Data archiving: no NIOO data

PY - 2023/1/23

Y1 - 2023/1/23

N2 - Parasitoid wasps are important components of insect food chains and have played a central role in biological control programs for over a century. Although the vast majority of parasitoids exploit insect herbivores as hosts, others parasitize predatory insects and arthropods, such as ladybird beetles, hoverflies, lacewings, ground beetles, and spiders, or are hyperparasitoids. Much of the research on the biology and ecology of parasitoids of predators has focused on ladybird beetles, whose parasitoids may interfere with the control of insect pests like aphids by reducing ladybird abundance. Alternatively, parasitoids of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis may reduce its harmful impact on native ladybird populations. Different life stages of predatory insects and spiders are susceptible to parasitism to different degrees. Many parasitoids of predators exhibit intricate physiological interrelationships with their hosts, adaptively manipulating host behavior, biology, and ecology in ways that increase parasitoid survival and fitness.

AB - Parasitoid wasps are important components of insect food chains and have played a central role in biological control programs for over a century. Although the vast majority of parasitoids exploit insect herbivores as hosts, others parasitize predatory insects and arthropods, such as ladybird beetles, hoverflies, lacewings, ground beetles, and spiders, or are hyperparasitoids. Much of the research on the biology and ecology of parasitoids of predators has focused on ladybird beetles, whose parasitoids may interfere with the control of insect pests like aphids by reducing ladybird abundance. Alternatively, parasitoids of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis may reduce its harmful impact on native ladybird populations. Different life stages of predatory insects and spiders are susceptible to parasitism to different degrees. Many parasitoids of predators exhibit intricate physiological interrelationships with their hosts, adaptively manipulating host behavior, biology, and ecology in ways that increase parasitoid survival and fitness.

KW - biological control

KW - ladybird

KW - natural enemy

KW - spiders

KW - trophic cascade

U2 - 10.1146/annurev-ento-120120-111607

DO - 10.1146/annurev-ento-120120-111607

M3 - Article

C2 - 36198401

AN - SCOPUS:85142912885

SN - 0066-4170

VL - 68

SP - 109

EP - 128

JO - Annual Review of Entomology

JF - Annual Review of Entomology

ER -