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Title: Tomato horn worm and parasitic wasp
Contact:
Taina Litwak
Description:
A species of parasitic wasp lays its eggs on the Tomato Horn Worm caterpillar. The eggs hatch and the larvae attach themselves to the caterpillar from which they get all their nurishment. Eventually they pupate and the caterpiller will die.
Keywords:
parasitism, gardening, life cycle
Media:
Color
Categories:
Child/Youth, Nature, Science
Subject(s):
Botanical, Entomology, Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Editorial
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