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Egg parasite

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(Zool.) any small hymenopterous insect, which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other insects. Many genera and species are known.

See also: Egg



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are known to be capable of colonizing the rhizosphere of many crops and this genus has been described as the most important egg parasite of Heterodera avenae (Woll.
For instance, the grape leafhopper in California has been controlled by leafhopper egg parasites.
 
 
 
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