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PARASITOID [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Organic Farming
- Crop Protection
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parasitoid
1, record 1, English, parasitoid
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parasitoids are small insects whose immature stages develop either within or attached to the outside of other insects, referred to as hosts. Parasitoids eventually kill the host they feed on, as opposed to parasites like fleas and ticks, which typically feed upon hosts without killing them. 2, record 1, English, - parasitoid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Agriculture biologique
- Protection des végétaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parasitoïde
1, record 1, French, parasito%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais qu'est-ce qu'un parasitoïde? Il s'agit d'un organisme au mode de vie à moitié parasite – il se développe au contact et aux dépens de son hôte – et à moitié prédateur, car son développement conduit généralement à la mort de l'hôte, dont il consomme les tissus. Les parasitoïdes sont pour la majorité des insectes. [...] Ils parasitent des hôtes arthropodes et sont donc des régulateurs naturels de leurs populations ainsi que des auxiliaires importants en lutte biologique. 2, record 1, French, - parasito%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aborted parasitism
1, record 2, English, aborted%20parasitism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aborted parasitism occurs when developing parasitoids die for reasons other than the activation of the host immune system and their host also dies as a result of actions of the immature parasitoid prior to its own death. 1, record 2, English, - aborted%20parasitism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- parasitisme avorté
1, record 2, French, parasitisme%20avort%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hyperparasitoid
1, record 3, English, hyperparasitoid
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An organism that attacks and lives on another parasitoid. 1, record 3, English, - hyperparasitoid
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hyperparasitoïde
1, record 3, French, hyperparasito%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organisme qui attaque et vit au dépend d'un autre parasitoïde. 1, record 3, French, - hyperparasito%C3%AFde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-11-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- endoparasitoid
1, record 4, English, endoparasitoid
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An organism that lives inside and feeds on a single host, which dies after the parasitoid has completed its larval development. 2, record 4, English, - endoparasitoid
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- endoparasitoïde
1, record 4, French, endoparasito%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organisme qui vit à l'intérieur et aux dépens d'un hôte unique, lequel meurt après que le parasitoïde eut complété son développement larvaire. 2, record 4, French, - endoparasito%C3%AFde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-07-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- parasitoid guild
1, record 5, English, parasitoid%20guild
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guild. An old term for a group of plants in some way dependent upon other plants, as the epiphytes, saprophytes, parasites, or climbing vines. 2, record 5, English, - parasitoid%20guild
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
parasitoid. 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. 3, record 5, English, - parasitoid%20guild
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- guilde de parasitoides
1, record 5, French, guilde%20de%20parasitoides
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guilde. Un ensemble d'espèces taxonomiquement apparentées qui exploite localement un même type de ressources. 2, record 5, French, - guilde%20de%20parasitoides
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
parasitoide. Organisme qui, pendant une partie seulement de son existence, vit exclusivement aux dépens d'un autre organisme, qu'il ne détruit généralement que lorsque son propre développement est terminé mais qu'il rend parfois stérile. 3, record 5, French, - guilde%20de%20parasitoides
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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