Life cycle of a <i>Trichogramma</i> sp. wasp, a parasite (parasitoid) of insect eggs. Immature stages of the parasite are presented exposed inside the host.
Life cycle of a Trichogramma sp. wasp, a parasite (parasitoid) of insect eggs. Immature stages of the parasite are presented exposed inside the host.
Credit: Celeste Green adapted from van den Bosch R, Hagen KS. 1966. Predaceous and Parasitic Arthropods in California Cotton Fields. California Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 820. Available online: http://www.archive.org/details/predaceousparasi0820vand