Annual review of entomologyAnimalsWaspsDNA VirusesHost-Parasite Interactions
Large DNA Viruses That Parasitoid Wasps Transmit to Hosts.
Michael R Strand, Kelsey A Coffman, Gaelen R Burke
Published: 202610.1146/annurev-ento-121423-013425
Abstract
Many types of viruses have been identified in parasitoid wasps and other Hymenoptera. Parasitoid wasps also transmit several viruses to hosts through the piercing ovipositors that females use to lay eggs. Most viruses that are known to be transmitted…
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