What is it about?
Parasitoid wasps are used in horticulture and some of them have the potential to be used to control fly populations. Little was known about the ontogeny of Brachymeria podagrica.
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Why is it important?
Since this species uses development stages of necrophagous flies as hosts, it can have an importance for criminal forensic investigations.
Perspectives
Many details have to be investigated in the future.
Rolf K. Dr. Schuster
Central Veterinary Research Laboratory
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This page is a summary of: On the life cycle of Brachymeria podagrica (Fabricius, 1787) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) – a parasitoid of sacrophagid, calliphorid, and muscid flies, Parasitology Research, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-023-07831-5.
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