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Evolution of aposematic warning coloration in parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera:Braconidae)

Creator:

Leathers, Jason Wayne

Abstract:

Many Hymenoptera, with their painful stings and noxious chemical defenses, exhibit bright aposematic warning color patterns and are the most frequently mimicked group of organisms. Such aposematic color patterns are found in parasitic wasps of the Neotropical Compsobracon group (Braconidae). Many members of this group exhibit color patterns similar to...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Habitat management for beneficial insects on Willamette Valley vegetable and berry farms

Creator:

Russell, Michael C.

Abstract:

Conservation biological control involves manipulating farm landscapes or management systems to enhance populations of beneficial predators of agricultural pests. Farmscaping is one aspect of conservation biological control where predators of important pests are identified, the availability on the farm landscape of resources and habitat components needed by the beneficials to...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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for the parasitoid wasp floral availability meta analysis. Elizabeth records provided the majority