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ArticleJournal of insect science (Online)2025

Moth caterpillar embryos and parasitoid egg infection as revealed in vivo and visualized by micro-CT scanning.

Ryan J Smith, Liwen Han, Jacqueline C Bede, Pierre Dutilleul

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Article in Journal of insect science (Online), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ryan J SmithDepartment of Plant Science, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Liwen HanDepartment of Plant Science, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Jacqueline C BedeDepartment of Plant Science, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Pierre DutilleulDepartment of Plant Science, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2381-3421

Funding

Canada Foundation for Innovation #36368Centre SÈVE #264708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Lepidopteran pest Trichoplusia ni and the parasitoid wasp Trichogramma brassicae represent a fascinating biological system, important for sustainable agricultural practices but challenging to observe. We present a nondestructive method based on micro-CT scanning technology (CT: computed tomography) for visualizing the internal parts of caterpillar embryos and of emerging parasitoids from infected eggs. Traditional methods of microscopic observation of the opaque egg contents require staining or dissection. To explore the biological system nondestructively, we optimized the application of micro-CT scanning to construct 3-D images of insects in vivo.

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MothsWaspsX-Ray MicrotomographyAnimalsEmbryo, NonmammalianHost-Parasite InteractionsLarvaOvumembryo imagingLepidopteran pestparasitoid biologyTrichogramma waspX-ray tomography

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PMID39846894
PMCPMC11756338

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