The males of the parasitoid wasp, Nasonia vitripennis, can identify which fly hosts contain females.
G. Prazapati, A. Yadav, A. Ambili, A. Sharma, R. Raychoudhury
This study shows that male Nasonia vitripennis can detect female-specific cuticular hydrocarbons to identify fly hosts containing adult females, revealing a unique mate-finding strategy.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2021Ecology