Parasitic wasps can alter the behavior of their host after emerging from it
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Multiple studies demonstrate that parasitic wasps can manipulate and alter the behavior of their hosts even after emerging from them, such as by inducing web construction or suppressing movement and feeding.
Evidence for · 3
Behavioral manipulation of host caterpillars by the primary parasitoid wasp
<i>Cotesia glomerata</i>
(L.) to construct defensive webs against hyperparasitism
2006 · cited by 35
Demonstrates that parasitoid wasps alter host caterpillar behavior after emerging by inducing them to construct protective silk webs.
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New Types of Behavioral Manipulation of Host Spiders by a Parasitoid Wasp
2010 · cited by 22
Shows that a parasitic wasp induces host spiders to modify their webs after larval development and emergence to protect the cocoon.
The parasitic wasp <i>Cotesia congregata</i> uses multiple mechanisms to control host (<i>Manduca sexta</i>) behaviour
2016 · cited by 20
Finds that emerging wasp larvae alter host caterpillar behavior by causing them to stop feeding and moving spontaneously.