{"id":2365,"date":"2025-04-30T23:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2025-04-30T23:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:42:49","slug":"q-consider-the-following-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-15","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following :"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carabid beetles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centipedes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Termites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wasps<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parasitoid species<\/strong>&nbsp;are found in how many of the above kind of organisms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Only two<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only three<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only four<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All five<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) Only three<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"parasitoid-species\"><strong>Parasitoid Species<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parasitoids are organisms,\u00a0<strong>typically insects, that spend their immature stages within or on another organism (the host), eventually killing it.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are distinct from predators because they rely on a single host for development and reproduction, and unlike parasites, they ultimately kill the host.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most parasitoids are\u00a0<strong>wasps or flies, but some beetles, moths, and other insects<\/strong>\u00a0also fall into this category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Examples of Parasitoid Species:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wasps:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many wasp species are parasitoids, including Ichneumonid wasps, Encyrtid wasps, Trichogramma wasps (egg parasitoids), and Aphelinid wasps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flies:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tachinid flies are a notable example of parasitoid flies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beetles:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some beetles, like the\u00a0<strong>larval parasitoid Netelia producta<\/strong>\u00a0(Orange caterpillar parasite), are also parasitoids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other insects:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While less common,\u00a0<strong>some species of butterflies, moths, lacewings, and even caterpillars<\/strong>\u00a0can also be parasitoids.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Difference-Between-Parasites-and-Parasitoids-625x1024.webp\" alt=\"Difference Between Parasites and Parasitoids\" class=\"wp-image-51770\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Environment 2024 9\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parasitoid species&nbsp;are found in how many of the above kind of organisms? 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