Parasitoid wasps represent a group of parasitic insects with high species diversity that have
played a pivotal role in biological control and evolutionary studies. Over the past 20 years …

Currently, a wealth of genomic data is now accessible for numerous insect natural enemies,
serving as valuable resources that deepen our understanding of the genetic basis of …

Bracoviruses (BVs) are endogenized nudiviruses in parasitoid wasps of the microgastroid
complex (order Hymenoptera: Family Braconidae). BVs produce replication-defective virions …

Thousands of endoparasitoid wasp species in the families Braconidae and Ichneumonidae
harbor" domesticated endogenous viruses"(DEVs) in their genomes. This study focuses on …

The parasitoid wasp Venturia canescens is an important biological control agent of stored
products moth pests and serves as a model to study the function and evolution of …

Highlights•Host race formation is common in hymenopteran parasitoids.•Key innovations
have not yet been connected to radiation events in hymenopteran parasitoids.•Dynamic host …

Polydnavirus (PDV) is a parasitic factor of endoparasitic wasps and contributes greatly to
overcoming the immune response of parasitized hosts. Protein tyrosine phosphatases …

Bracoviruses and ichnoviruses are endogenous viruses of parasitic wasps that produce
particles containing virulence genes expressed in host tissues and necessary for parasitism …

Increasing numbers of horizontal transfer (HT) of genes and transposable elements are
reported in insects. Yet the mechanisms underlying these transfers remain unknown. Here …

Increasing numbers of horizontal transfer (HT) of genes and transposable elements are
reported in insects. Yet the mechanisms underlying these transfers remain unknown. Here …