malformalady:A tomato hornworm covered with cocoons of pupating braconid wasps. Most braconids are p
malformalady:A tomato hornworm covered with cocoons of pupating braconid wasps. Most braconids are primary parasitoids (both external and internal) on other insects, especially upon the larval stages of Coleoptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera, but also some hemimetabolous insects such as aphids, Heteroptera, or Embiidina. Most species kill their hosts, though some cause the hosts to become sterile and less active. -- source link