Research on host regulation includes the effect of polydnaviruses, venoms, teratocytes, and other parasitoid-derived factors on the host's physiology with a focus on the host's endocrine, immune, and other systems that impact parasitoid growth and development.
Research includes the development of parasitoid in vitro rearing.
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