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| elck |
Posted on 31-05-2005 11:26
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Who could tell me something about this small wasp? Or where could I get more information? I found it ovipositing on the aphids I was going to feed to my ladybird larvae.  More images: http://stippen.nl...fotos/wasp |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 31-05-2005 14:34
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It seems to be a species of the family Braconidae, subfamily Aphidiinae. |
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| elck |
Posted on 31-05-2005 20:05
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Thank you. So it seems my ladybird-larvae are not at risk I gather? |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 01-06-2005 06:20
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The wasps will not parasitse the ladybirds. I do not know if that happens, but in the worst case the ladybirds may recognise a parasited aphid and leave it alone. Still, I think they are usually such fierce feeders that they will hardly be stopped eating any aphid, parasitesed or not.
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| elck |
Posted on 01-06-2005 09:05
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They really are a handfull! I have to go out and find some more aphids now, as I don't want to risk them eating eachother!  |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 01-06-2005 09:31
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Then be ware not to collect any aphid mummies because these will yield additional wasps.
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