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into the underside of a woolly aphid and lays an egg, which hatches in about three days. The adult may feed on any fluid that oozes from the puncture wound. The larva takes ten to twelve days to develop before pupating inside the body of its host. When ready to emerge, the adult chews its way out
201:. Its transparent membranous wings are longer than its abdomen and fold flat along its back. Although it can fly, it prefers to walk and jump, and often conceals itself under leaves. The larvae and pupae remain hidden inside the host; the larvae are yellow with red eyes, and the pupae are black.
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293:Eriosoma lanigerum
265:Deraeocoris brevis
262:and the plant bug
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189:Description
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98:Hymenoptera
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380:. BugGuide
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272:References
260:hoverflies
235:ovipositor
221:Life cycle
215:Hood River
193:The adult
78:Arthropoda
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374:"Species
343:Haldeman"
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119:Aphelinus
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58:Eukaryota
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384:14 April
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319:Abstract
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171:is a
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