Rearing jewel wasps Mormoniella vitripennis (Walker) and their use in teaching biology
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Biological Education
- Vol. 10 (3) , 119-126
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.1976.9654073
Abstract
Jewel wasps are parasitic on the pupae of house-flies and blow-flies. They are easy and cheap to rear in a teaching laboratory, in large numbers, and little time is needed for the maintenance of a culture. They are especially useful in genetics and in the observation of animal behaviour. The teacher can arrange for students to see feeding, courtship, and egg-laying, for example, many times and at times chosen by the observer.Keywords
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