Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae parasiting method(s)

Posted by Kahis on 16-11-2007 15:36
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They have many different ways to handle this problem. Some have a piercing ovipositor. Some lay many small eggs on suitable foodplants and rely on the host larva eating the egg :o. Others skip the egg stage and larviposit on on near the host, leaving the task on penetrating the host to the 1st stage larva.