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Clover root weevil and a parasitoid wasp

Clover root weevil and a parasitoid wasp laying it's egg.

Parasitoid wasps lay their eggs in insects. When the larvae hatch, they kill the insect by eating it from the inside out.

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Rights: Dr Trevor James, AgResearch
Published: 2 November 2007Size: 1015.97 KB
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