Aphytis melinus is an internal parasite of the California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii, which is a pest of citrus in California and elsewhere. This wasp drums its antennae against the scale insect to find out if it is healthy, if it is already parasitized, how large it is, etc., to decide how to use this prey. It has four choices : leave the scale to keep searching, feed directly on the scale, use the scale as a host for a male A. melinus, or use the scale for a female A. melinus.

Host Genome

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Related Symbionts

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Symbiont records associated with Aphytis melinus

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Bacteria

can provision essential amino acids without a reciprocal bacterial partner

Nutrient provision
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Metagenome Information

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Metagenome sequencing data associated with Aphytis melinus

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No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

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Amplicon sequencing data associated with Aphytis melinus

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No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

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Research articles related to Aphytis melinus

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Sabree, ZL; Huang, CY; Okusu, A; Moran, NA; Normark, BB
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2013
10.1111/1462-2920.12058