Habrobracon hebetor is a minute wasp of the family Braconidae that is an ectoparasitoid of several species of moth caterpillars. Well known hosts include the larval stage of Plodia interpunctella, the Indianmeal moth, the late larval stage of the Mediterranean flour moth and the almond moth, and the dried fruit moth . This parasitoid has been used commercially as a way to control pests without using chemical insecticides.

Host Genome

No genome information available

Related Symbionts

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Symbiont records associated with Habrobracon hebetor

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Wolbachia induces cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in H. hebetor and affects host mating behavior in favor of its transmission.

cytoplasmic incompatibility
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Wolbachia significantly affects the metabolism of Habrobracon hebetor larvae and alters the activity of its digestive enzymes.

digestive enzymes
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Metagenome Information

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Metagenome sequencing data associated with Habrobracon hebetor

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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 Habrobracon hebetor

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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 Habrobracon hebetor

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Kryukova, NA; Kryukov, VY; Polenogova, OV ... Kabilov, MR; Glupov, VV
ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
2023
10.1002/arch.22053
Bagheri, Z; Talebi, AA; Asgari, S; Mehrabadi, M
JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
2019
10.1016/j.jip.2019.02.005