Table 1. Catalogue of behaviors of Eretmocerus eremicus analyzed in this study.
Event | Description |
Antennation | The wasp touches nymphs with antennae |
Attack | The wasp inserts ovipositor under the nymph |
Walk | The wasp moves along the leaflet surface |
Groom | Any cleaning of the body, including stroking the antennae ovipositor, or wings with the legs or rubbing the legs together |
Rest | The wasp stays motionless |
Tarsi | The wasp touches nymphs with tarsi |
Drag | The wasps drags its ovipositor on the leaflet surface |
Feeding | The wasp approaches its head to the nymph, apparently for haemolymph consumption |