I want to identify the parasitized eggs of Diamond back moth in the field through visual observation. is it feasible or not. any one have the clear identification related to this problem or having visual record.
Well, we have little experience in parasitoid strepsiptera observation, although these are found in jointed area of abdominal segment in Hymenopteran Insect. I think the the visual identification process should be same, you have to observe hemipteran- Hymenopteran abdomen carefully.
Well, we have little experience in parasitoid strepsiptera observation, although these are found in jointed area of abdominal segment in Hymenopteran Insect. I think the the visual identification process should be same, you have to observe hemipteran- Hymenopteran abdomen carefully.
Parasitoid wasps are a common egg-laying predator on eggs and adults of flying insects. Often the adult insect parasitoid species cannot be identified by visual clues. We used GC/MS analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) extracted from cryptic wasp adults for easy identification. (Predators of filth-breedng flies) (Papers by C. Geden and D. A. Carlson in my bibliography). We did not try eggs of these tiny parasitoids. But eggs of Blattella cockroaches can be similarly identified, since eggs and adults have similar patterns of CHC. This will need laboratory work even to identify adults.
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