Chapter 13. Insect predation and parasitism

13. Insect predation and parasitism

13.1. Prey/host location

13.1.1. Sitting and waiting

13.1.2. Active foraging

13.1.3. Phoresy

13.2. Prey/host acceptance and manipulation

13.2.1. Prey manipulation by predators

13.2.2. Host acceptance and manipulation by parasitoids

13.2.3. Overcoming host immune responses

13.3. Prey/host selection and specificity

13.3.1. Host use by parasitoids

13.3.2. Host manipulation and development of parasitoids

13.3.3. Patterns of host use and specificity in parasites

13.4. Population biology — predator/parasitoid and prey/host abundance

13.5. The evolutionary success of insect predation and parasitism

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