The realized host specificity of Leptopilina japonica and Ganaspis kimorum, adventive larval parasitoids of the invasive Drosophila suzukii
Paul K. Abram, Jessie Moon, Jessica L. Fraser, Jason Thiessen, Tara D. Gariépy
This study documents the field-based host specificity of two non-native parasitoids of Drosophila suzukii, finding G. kimorum is highly specific while L. japonica uses additional host species.
bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2025 · PreprintEcology