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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:entomologist
Parasitoid
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gptkbp:adultDiet
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nectar
honeydew
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gptkbp:characteristic
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lay eggs in or on other insects
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gptkbp:containsFamily
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gptkb:Braconidae
gptkb:Chalcidoidea
gptkb:Cynipoidea
gptkb:Ichneumonidae
gptkb:Platygastroidea
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gptkbp:distribution
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worldwide
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gptkbp:ecologicalRole
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regulate insect populations
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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biocontrol agents
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gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance
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coevolution with hosts
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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18th century
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gptkbp:hostedBy
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other arthropods
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gptkbp:hostManipulation
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can alter host behavior
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Parasitoid wasps
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gptkbp:importantFor
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control agricultural pests
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gptkbp:larvalHostPlant
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host tissue
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gptkbp:larvalStage
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develop by feeding on host
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gptkbp:lifeCycle
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holometabolous
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gptkbp:morphologicalType
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wings
antennae
narrow waist
ovipositor
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gptkbp:museumSpecimens
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gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Nasonia_vitripennis
gptkb:Trichogramma
gptkb:Cotesia_glomerata
Ichneumon eumerus
Aphidius colemani
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gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
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over 100,000 described
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Lepidoptera
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gptkbp:parasitismType
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ectoparasitoid
endoparasitoid
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gptkbp:potentialSpecies
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possibly over 600,000
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gptkbp:range
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narrow to broad
very small to medium
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gptkbp:reproduction
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oviposition in host
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gptkbp:role
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biological pest control
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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entomology
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gptkbp:subfamily
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gptkb:Apocrita
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gptkbp:taxonRank
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Superfamily
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
pesticides
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Emerald_Ash_Borer
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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