ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2019
Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests.
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Biocontrol agents can help reduce pest populations as part of an integrated pest management scheme, with minimal environmental consequences. However, biocontrol agents are often non-native species and require significant infrastructure; overuse of single agents results in pest resistance. Native biocontrol agents are urgently required for more sustainable multi-faceted approaches to pest management. Social wasps are natural predators of lepidopteran pests, yet their viability as native biocontrol agents is largely unknown. Here, we provide evidence that the social paper wasp
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