Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae parasites of of the pentatomid bug Picromerus bidens ?

Posted by Dmitry_Musolin on 12-04-2011 13:51
#11

ChrisR wrote:
I would have thought that it was standard-practice to eat the host's genitalia first ... they are the least vital organs in the body for survival :) If it prolongs the life of the host over winter then it might also help diapause too.


I do not practice this standard-practice, but it sounds reasonable for me :)

I would like to see proofs/records .... "If it prolongs the life of the host over winter" --- this is THE question for us! :)