Lessons from the multitudes: insights from polyembryonic wasps for behavioral ecology

PJ Ode, T Keasar, M Segoli - Current opinion in insect science, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Polyembryony is a unique form of development where multiple, genetically-
identical offspring arise from a single egg.•Several polyembyronic species produce a …

Performance of Apanteles hemara (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on two Amaranth Leaf-webbers: Spoladea recurvalis and Udea ferrugalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

STO Othim, KM Agbodzavu… - Environmental …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Amaranth is an African indigenous vegetable that is gaining popularity due to its nutritional,
medicinal, and economic values. In East Africa, frequent outbreaks of Lepidopteran leaf …

[图书][B] Polyembryonic insects

K Iwabuchi - 2019 - Springer
Polyembryony is a unique mode of reproduction in which many embryos are clonally
produced from a single egg. In humans and animals, twins are occasionally produced from a …

State-dependent host acceptance in the parasitoid Copidosoma koehleri: the effect of intervals between host encounters

M Kishinevsky, T Keasar - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2015 - Springer
Choosing suitable hosts is an important component of parasitoid fitness. Many parasitoids
reject already-parasitized hosts. In some species, females reject hosts in which they had …

The Effects of Pest-Resistant Amaranth Accessions on the Performance of the Solitary Endoparasitoid Apanteles hemara (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Against the Amaranth Leaf …

STO Othim, S Ramasamy… - Environmental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The leaf-webber Spoladea recurvalis F. is the most devastating pest of amaranths in East
Africa. Recent collaborative research in Asia and East Africa revealed one highly resistant …

Ecology and Evolution of Polyembryony

K Iwabuchi, K Iwabuchi - … Insects: An Extreme Clonal Reproductive Strategy, 2019 - Springer
Sexual reproduction is the most common mode of reproduction in many multicellular
organisms, including insects. The evolutionary success of sexual reproduction has been …

Performance of Amaranth accessions against Moisture stress and key insect pests and their Indigenous Parasitoids in Arusha, Tanzania

O Othim, S Tarmogin - 2019 - 34.250.91.188
Amaranths are African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) that have recently gained importance
as a food source in Africa owing to the high nutritional value of their leaves and grains …