campoletis
Insecta (Hexapoda) > Hymenoptera > Ichneumonidae
Campoletis sonorensis (Cameron)
Host: burley tobacco
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Photographer: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Slide Set, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Contact: J. Michael Moore, The University of Georgia
Descriptor: Cocoon(s)
Description: The adult wasp is black, slender and about 1/4- inch long but is rarely recognized in the field. The female lays an egg beneath the skin of a small budworm. The egg hatches and larva develops inside the budworm. When development is complete, the parasitic larvae emerges and pupates outside attached to a tobacco leaf. The silken cocoon is white, oblong, and about 1/4 inch long and is frequently attached to the skin of the host budworm. This parasite may kill 70% to 80% of the budworms in a field.
Location: United States
Image Citation:
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Slide Set, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, www.forestryimages.org
Image Use:
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