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Parasitised aphid
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Parasitised aphid
Parasitised aphid (Microlophium carnosum) on a nettle leaf, artwork. It has been parasitised by the endoparasitoid larva of a braconid wasp. The adult wasp lays it egg inside the aphid and the larva consumes its host. After the aphid is consumed its skin becomes indurated and forms a so-called mummy. The larva exits the aphid and spins a cocoon beneath the abdomen, inside which it becomes a pupa. This is characteristic of the wasps Praon sp. Dyscritulus sp. and Protaphidus sp.. Endoparasitoid relationships are utilised in organic farming techniques as a form of biological pest control
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Agricultural Agriculture Aphid Beneficial Biological Control Cocoon Drawing Endoparasitoid Farming Insecta Larva Mummy Parasitising Parasitism Parasitoid Pest Control Primary Pupa Pupal Stinging Nettle Urtica Dioica
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