Superparasitism in insect parasitoids.
Author of the article:LI Yuan-Xi,LIU Shu-Sheng
Author's Workplace:(Institute of Applied Entomology,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou310029,China).
Key Words:insect parasitoid; conspecific superparasitism
Abstract:The research on conspecific superparasitism in insect parasitoids are reviewed.Major factors affecting superparasitism include the parasitoid's ability of host discrimination,parasitism experience of the parasitoid,relative ratio between host and parasito