Apanteles glomeratus
insect
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parasitism
- In braconid wasp: Major biological control species
Apanteles glomeratus, for example, parasitizes the larvae of the cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae) and the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni), important pests of a number of Brassica crops. Apanteles congregatus parasitizes the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) and the tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata).
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