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Host Embryonic and Larval Castration as a Strategy for the Individual Castrator and the Species

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Parasites and Pathogens

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Parasitic castration of hosts occurs throughout the animal kingdom, as well as being the result of insect infestations of plant tissues. Specific examples of disruption to the reproductive capability of invertebrate hosts by parasites have been the subject of several reviews (Hurd, 1993; Hurd, 1990a, b; Read, 1990). While these earlier monographs dealt with all classes of invertebrates, not just insects, this chapter will be restricted to insect parasitoid-insect host interactions. Our discussion will be limited to interactions between species of Hymenoptera (primarily bees and wasps), Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Coleoptera (beetles), and Strepsiptera (twisted-wing parasites) in the Class Hexapoda. Most of our information will be on hymenopteran parasitoids attacking lepidopteran hosts in their larval or egg stages. Generally, the effect of the parasitoid on the gonads of the host is maximized if the host is young when initially attacked. This is due, in part, to the continual and exponential development of host gonads.

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Brown, J.J., Reed, D.A. (1997). Host Embryonic and Larval Castration as a Strategy for the Individual Castrator and the Species. In: Beckage, N.E. (eds) Parasites and Pathogens. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5983-2_8

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