Parasitic Wasps Employ Tamed Virus to Castrate Moth Larvae, Scientists Discover
Scientists have discovered how parasitic wasps castrate their moth larvae hosts, using a domesticated virus to kill cells in the larvae's testes, according to Nature News. This process, which allows the wasp to use the larvae as incubators for their eggs, involves the injection of the virus, which then disrupts the larvae's reproductive capabilities.
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) larvae are targeted by these parasitic wasps, as reported by Nature News. The wasps lay their eggs inside the larvae, and the virus ensures the larvae cannot reproduce, thus conserving resources for the developing wasp offspring. The study, as detailed in Nature News, explains the precise mechanism by which the virus achieves this "dirty work."
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