The stinging wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) are an extremely diverse lineage of hymenopteran
insects, encompassing over 70,000 described species and a diversity of life history traits…

The order Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, sawflies, and bees) represents one of the most diverse
animal lineages, but whether specific key innovations have contributed to its diversification …

The parasitoid lifestyle is largely regarded as a key innovation that contributed to the evolutionary
success and extreme species richness of the order Hymenoptera. Understanding the …

We provide recommendations for sampling and identification of introduced larval parasitoids
of spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae). …

Background Mitochondrial (mt) nucleotide sequence data has been by far the most common
tool employed to investigate evolutionary relationships. While often considered to be more …

Molecular identification is increasingly used to speed up biodiversity surveys and laboratory
experiments. However, many groups of organisms cannot be reliably identified using …

Insect biodiversity reveals much about ecosystem health and function; however, field studies
of insect community composition and diversity are often unintentionally biased by the …

In summer 2007, the Asian parasitoid Binodoxys communis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
was released in North America for control of the exotic soybean aphid, Aphis glycines (…

. Hymenopteran and dipteran parasitoids of slug moth caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)
from North America are reviewed, and an illustrated key to 23 genera is presented. …

Despite many efforts to sustain parasitoid populations in agroecosystems to help control
pests, relatively little is known about parasitoid-flower interactions and how dependent each …