Unfortunately, even the most picturesque garden can be devastated by parasites. Aphids, in particular, are formidable adversaries, reproducing rapidly and attacking subsequent plants rapidly.

This means that when you are infected with a parasite, your immune system is more active than ... The parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi, for example, lays its eggs inside unsuspecting aphids. When those ...

Regulation of aphid populations by aphidiid wasps: Does parasitoid foraging behaviour or hyperparasitism limit impact? (M. Mackauer and W. Volkl, Oecologia, 94: 339-350, 1993). Patterns of development ...