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parasitoid

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parasitoid (plural parasitoids)

Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.

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A parasitoid is a species of insect larvae that kill their host. Source: Internet

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Cape Elizabeth’s tree warden has announced that the town will not band trees against the invasive winter moth this winter, in order to measure the progress of the release of parasitoid flies by the Maine Forest Service. Source: Internet

Braconid and other parasitic wasps lay their eggs in lepidopteran eggs or larvae and the wasps' parasitoid larvae devour their hosts, usually pupating inside or outside the desiccated husk. Source: Internet

In northern Europe, the wax moth is regarded as the most serious parasitoid of the bumblebee, and is found only in bumblebee nests. Source: Internet

Habits intermediate between those of the herbivorous and parasitoid forms are shown in some hymenopterans, which inhabit the galls or nests of other insects, stealing their food, and eventually killing and eating the occupant. Source: Internet

A number of species are parasitoid as larvae. Source: Internet

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