A research hotspot for Microgastrinae parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in North America: DNA barcoding reveals the need for increased taxonomic efforts in dark taxa

Microgastrinae parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) were studied in the St. Lawrence Lowlands ecoregion (~14,100 km2) in Ontario, Canada. This subfamily is one of (if not the) most species-rich clades of Lepidoptera parasitoids and has important applications in the biological control of agricu...

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Main Authors: Melanie Beaudin, Amelie Höcherl, Caroline Boudreault, Catherine I. Cullingham, David Lapen, Jose Fernandez-Triana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1457055/full
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