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Venturia canescens
Virus-like particles
Parasitoid-host-interactions
Insect immunity
Wasp cotesia-congregata
Insect immunity
Galleria-mellonella
Haemocytic reaction
Habitual parasite
Defence reactions
Polydnavirus
Hymenoptera
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Entomology/Pest Control in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology & Environmental Sciences Biochemistry & Biophysics in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences
Abstract:
Insect host-parasitoid interactions provide fascinating examples of evolutionary adaptations in which the parasitoid employs a variety of measures and countermeasures to overcome the immune responses of its host. Maternal factors introduced by the femal