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PARASITOIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Crop Protection
DEF

An organism with a mode of life intermediate between parasitism and predation; usually a species of hymenopteran in which the larva feeds within the living body of another organism eventually causing the death of the host.

OBS

Any arthropod predating on crop pests.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Être vivant qui vit aux dépens d'un seul hôte et le tue quand son développement est terminé.

CONT

Le terme de «parasitoïde», qui est de plus en plus utilisé, englobe tous les arthropodes qui évoluent aux dépens des ravageurs des plantes cultivées, sans distinction de leur mode d'action : «ecto» ou «endo» ... phage.

Spanish

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