Question

In the context of biological pest control strategies used within Integrated Pest Management, a specific category of beneficial organism is typically similar in size to the host insect it attacks, ultimately causes the death of that host, but unlike a predator, requires only a single host individual throughout its own development into a free-living adult. What is this category of natural enemy called?

Q: Answer-In the context of biological pest control strategies used within Integrated Pest Management, a speci...

A parasitoid e.g., Trichogramma spp., an egg parasitoid is close in size to its single host, which it eventually kills, distinguishing it from a predator, which is usually larger, consumes multiple prey over its lifetime, and remains free-living throughout.