Encyrtid wasp

Ixodiphagus hookeri, the tick wasp, is an encyrtid wasp which lays its eggs into ticks. It seems to use a symbiotic bacteria, Wolbachia pipientis, to weaken the tick's immune system. Description Ixodiphagus hookeri is a small wasp which has the typical morphology of an encyrtid wasp and is blackish in colour, it measures 0.

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Ageniaspis citricola es una especie de insecto, una avispilla parasitoide, de la familia Encyrtidae. Esta especie está reportada como control biológico del minador de los cítricos (Phyllocnistis citrella).