''Meteorus rubens'' is a species of
parasitoid wasp
Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps (Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later causin ...
in the family
Braconidae
The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. After the closely related Ichneumonidae, braconids make up the second-largest family in the order Hymenoptera, with about 17,000 recognized species and many thousands more undescribed. One analysis ...
which attacks significant crop pests including the black cutworm, ''
Agrotis ipsilon''. The wasps have been shown to be easily collected through the use of traps baited with mustard oils. They have been shown to carry Rioviridae RNA viruses, one of only a few parasitoids to carry them.
References
Braconidae
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