Maternal care in the parasitoid Sclerodermus harmandi (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae).
Guarding behavior is an important activity in sub-social Cherry Fruit (Tart insects, and this behavior is believed to improve the survival of offspring.Sclerodermus harmandi (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) is one of most powerful epizoic parasitoid wasps, and it parasitizes Monochamus alternatus, a borer of wood and also the primary vector of the pinewoo