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Facilitative Parasitization Of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Eggs Between Native And Invasive Trissolcus Wasps, Zachary Ross
Facilitative Parasitization Of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Eggs Between Native And Invasive Trissolcus Wasps, Zachary Ross
Fall Student Research Symposium 2022
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys, BMSB) is an extremely successful invasive species with over 300 different host plants ranging from ornamental to agricultural species. One of the primary controls of BMSB in their native range is the parasitoid wasp Trissolcus japonicus (T.j). While T.j has the ability to control BMSB populations, native species of parasitoid wasp have also been documented targeting BMSB eggs, although with minimal success. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether or not a beneficial facilitative relationship existed between the invasive Trissolcus japonicus and the native egg parasitoid Trissolcus euschisti (T. eu). …