Intraguild parasitism promotes the persistence of facultative hyperparasitoids by extending temporal host availability
Hua Wang, Nuo Xu, Chi Xu, Jinbao Liao, Shaopeng Wang, Shucun Sun, Xinqiang Xi
The paper tests how intraguild parasitism affects hyperparasitoid persistence by extending host availability, finding that larval parasitoids increase pupal parasitoid emergence.
bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2025 · PreprintEcology