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Free keywords:
Carbohydrate
Cotesia glomerata
Fructose
Glucose
Haemolymph sugar
Honeydew
Microplitis mediator
Nectar
Nutrient state
Signature sugar
Trehalose.
Honeybee apis-mellifera
Hymenopteran parasitoids
Natural enemies
Blood-sugar
Trehalose
Insect
Food.
Environment/Ecology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural,
Biology & Environmental Sciences.
Abstract:
1. Adult parasitoids depend on sugar-rich foods such as nectar and honeydew to meet their energy requirements. Many laboratory studies have established fitness benefits of sugar feeding for parasitoids. parasitoids in the field, chiefly because of the l